Lead Java Engineer

Labcorp•Durham, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Labcorp is seeking a Lead Java Engineer for a team in Durham, NC. Overview Corporate IT is seeking a highly experienced Lead Java Engineer to design and deliver modern, scalable enterprise solutions within the healthcare domain. This role combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with strong technical leadership. You will lead the development of cloud-native, containerized, and event-driven Java applications while mentoring engineers and driving engineering excellence across teams.

Requirements

10 or more years' of total software engineering experience
7 or more years' of hands-on Java development experience
3 or more years' experience in a Technical Lead role
3 or more years' experience developing RESTful web services using the Spring framework.
3 or more years' experience using version control systems (e.g., Git).
3 or more years' experience with build tools (e.g., Maven, Gradle).
3 or more years' experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).
3 or more years' experience with SQL development and database management.
3 or more years' of demonstrated experience leveraging Azure or AWS services for solution design and implementation
Proven ability to learn new technologies and apply research to ongoing projects.
Excellent troubleshooting, follow-through, and problem-solving skills.
Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills, particularly within Agile teams.

Nice To Haves

2 or more years' experience working in the healthcare domain, including knowledge of FHIR, HL7, and Azure Healthcare Services.
2 or more years' of development experience building pipelines for public health/health care data (HL7, FHIR, vocabulary, and HHS data standards )
2 or more years' experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., Databricks) for large-scale enterprise solutions.
2 or more years' experience of developing container-based and server less applications.
2 or more years' experience of working with messaging services such as SQS, Kafka, IBM MQ, or Kinesis.
2 or more years' experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on leadership on complex, multi-team initiatives
Own end-to-end delivery for systems handling high-volume transactions
Lead architecture and design decisions for distributed systems and event driven microservices
Build prototypes and proofs of concept to validate new technologies
Establish and enforce engineering best practices
Mentor engineers and drive technical excellence