Lead Platform Engineer with Java

Hello,Greetings from Clifyx.**************************Visa Independent*******************Title: Lead Platform Engineer with JavaLocation: Cedar Rapids, Lowa (Hybrid-Onsite)12+ Month ContractJob detailsRelevant Experience*7 – 10 Years Have played a lead role and have deep technical understandingMandatory skills*Java, Springboot, Angular, NodeJS, AWSDesired skills*AI , PythonAbout the RoleWe're hiring a developer to proactively remediate vulnerabilities across our Java/Spring Boot platform services on a twice-per-week cadence. This isn't firefighting — it's disciplined, recurring upgrade work that keeps our platform ahead of security findings before they become blockers. You'll work primarily in Java/Spring Boot codebases but will also touch Python services that live within the same platform ecosystem. You'll leverage AI-assisted tooling and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate the remediation cycle.What You'll DoRemediate library vulnerabilities across platform services on a twice-weekly cycleUpgrade and manage dependencies (Maven BOMs, parent POMs, transitive dependencies)Analyze Mythos and Snyk findings, assess severity/impact, and apply fixesValidate upgrades don't introduce regressions (build, test, deploy)Maintain compatibility across shared libraries consumed by multiple servicesWork with AI-assisted remediation tooling to accelerate upgrade workflowsCoordinate with security and release teams on vulnerability SLAsOccasionally remediate Python dependencies (pip/requirements.txt) in platform servicesRequired SkillsPrimary (Must-Have)Java 17/21MavenSpring / Spring BootGitHubJenkins pipelinesSecondaryPython 3.xpip / requirements.txt / PoetryReactNode.js / NPMCloud & InfrastructureAWS (ECS, Lambda, IAM)DockerTerraformGitAI & AutomationAI-assisted coding (AWS Kiro or similar)Familiarity with LLM-driven workflowsAutomation mindsetSecurity & ComplianceSCA tools (Mythos, Snyk, or similar)Vulnerability lifecycle managementCVSS scoring & risk assessmentCompliance awarenessNice to HaveStrong experience with SDLC, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelinesExperience managing upgrades at scale across 10+ microservicesFamiliarity with Apache Camel or integration-heavy Spring servicesBackground in financial services / insurance (regulated environment)Experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch library upgradesComfort with NestJS/Node.js (some platform tooling uses this)Thanks & Best Regards,Vishal Swami – Clifyx (US IT Recruiter)Contact Number- 908-279-1295LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vishal-swami-790a72179Headquarters: South Plainfield, NJ – 07080