Java Lead Developer

Capgemini • Chicago, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Seeking a Senior Java AWS Developer with strong expertise in Java Spring Boot AWS Kafka Microservices and cloud native application development. The role requires technical leadership architecture ownership mentoring and delivery of scalable secure and high availability enterprise solutions.

Requirements

• Expert in Java 17-21 Spring Boot Spring Framework Hibernate JPA and Microservices Architecture
• Extensive AWS cloud development and solution design experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and distributed systems
• Expertise in CICD DevOps release automation Docker Kubernetes and OpenShift
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs TDD JUnit BDD Cucumber, Karate and Drools Rule Engine
• Advanced SQL database design and performance optimization skills
• Experience leading Agile Scrum teams
• Linux administration and shell scripting knowledge

Nice To Haves

• AWS Solutions Architect or AWS Developer Certification
• Experience with React or Angular
• Exposure to large-scale distributed platforms and cloud modernization initiatives
• Hands-on OpenShift Kubernetes administration experience
• Experience in Financial Services Banking or Payments domains
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proven team leadership and mentoring experience
• Strategic thinking with strong business acumen
• Ability to influence architecture and technology decisions
• Strong ownership accountability and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead application architecture design and technical decision making
• Design and develop microservices and REST APIs using Java 17-21 Spring Boot Spring Framework Spring Batch and Hibernate JPA
• Build secure applications utilizing OAuth2 and enterprise security frameworks
• Design deploy and support cloud native solutions on AWS (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, CloudWatch, EMR, Kinesis, CDK)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible
• Build CICD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI or similar tools
• Drive containerization and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift
• Develop event driven solutions using Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ and Kinesis
• Design and optimize databases including Oracle, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and NoSQL platforms
• Lead production support incident management performance tuning and system monitoring using Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace and CloudWatch
• Mentor teams conduct code reviews and collaborate with architects product owners and business stakeholders

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
• Company paid holidays
• Personal Days
• Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed