Design, develop, and maintain Java-based backend services across both secure federal enclave and AWS production environments.
Contribute to architecture design, code quality, performance optimization, and scalable system patterns.
Collaborate closely within an Agile Scrum team and provide mentorship, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership.
Participate in production troubleshooting, analysis, and improvements across diverse runtime environments.
Work with DevOps, QA, and Product teams to ensure smooth delivery, operational readiness, and high system reliability.

Requirements

At least **3 years of professional Java development experience **(exceptional candidates with slightly less may be considered).
Strong object-oriented programming skills and deep understanding of Java internals.
Solid experience in software engineering principles, including system design, architecture, and best coding practices.
Hands-on experience with multi-threaded programming.
Ability to adapt development workflows to both federal enclave and cloud-based (AWS) environments.
Advantages
Experience working with or supporting secured / restricted-access environments is a plus.
Experience supporting a FedRAMP certified product in production.
DevOps-oriented mindset, with exposure to CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and operational tooling.
Experience working with or integrating AI/ML tools or frameworks.
Background in microservices architecture, including asynchronous (Kafka, messaging queues) and synchronous (RESTful APIs) communication models.
Strong test-oriented mindset (unit tests, component tests, automation).
Experience with Spring / Spring Boot.
Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration platforms.
Experience with Kafka event-driven systems.
Familiarity with profiling tools, code coverage tools, and CI/CD systems.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

Javaobject-oriented programmingmulti-threaded programmingsoftware engineering principlessystem designmicroservices architectureunit testsSpringSpring BootAI/ML tools

Soft Skills

mentorshipknowledge sharingtechnical leadershipcollaborationadaptability

Certifications

FedRAMP certification