Senior Java AWS Engineer

Capgemini • New York, NY

10d • $100,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java AWS Engineer with strong expertise in designing, developing, and deploying scalable cloud-native applications on AWS. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in Java-based microservices, AWS services, modern web application architectures, DevOps automation, and production-scale engineering practices. This role will play a key part in building secure, resilient, and high-performing enterprise applications that support large user volumes and critical business workflows.

Requirements

• 7- 10+ years of hands-on experience in Java development, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices architecture.
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services, including EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Aurora, DynamoDB, MSK, CloudWatch, IAM, networking, and security.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, and modern DevOps practices.
• Proven ability to build and support large-scale enterprise applications with high availability, scalability, and performance requirements.
• Strong understanding of application security, observability, resiliency, monitoring, and performance tuning in production environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with React and TypeScript
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support scalable cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and AWS services.
• Build and maintain highly available, secure, and resilient solutions leveraging AWS services such as EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Aurora, DynamoDB, and MSK.
• Develop modern, responsive web applications and workflow-driven user experiences capable of supporting 10,000+ concurrent users.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), containerization, and Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Drive application reliability through monitoring, observability, security controls, performance optimization, and disaster recovery planning.
• Collaborate with architecture, engineering, and business teams to deliver modernization initiatives and establish engineering best practices.

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