AWS Cloud - Java Engineer

Request-ID: 120319-1 Job Title: AWS Cloud - Java Engineer Work Location & Reporting Address: Whippany, NJ 07981 (Onsite-Hybrid. LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY!!!) Contract duration: 12 RATE: $56 per hour w2 Target Start Date: 15 May 2026 Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? Yes Must Have Skills: • Java Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of Core Java and the Spring Framework. • Kafka Mastery: Hands-on experience with Kafka Streams, consumer group design, and resilient processing patterns. • AWS Expertise: Familiarity with core AWS services and ideally AWS Certification (Developer or Architect Associate). • Microservices: Practical experience with RESTful APIs, service decomposition, and patterns like circuit breakers or sagas. • Database Knowledge: Often requires experience with NoSQL or SQL databases such as Cassandra, DynamoDB, or PostgreSQL. Nice to Have Skills: Detailed Job Description: Core Responsibilities • Design & Development: Build and maintain high-quality backend services using Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem. • Event-Driven Architecture: Design and optimize Apache Kafka streaming pipelines, including managing producers, consumers, topic partitioning, and schema evolution. • Cloud Infrastructure: Deploy and manage scalable cloud services on AWS, specifically utilizing Amazon MSK (Managed Streaming for Kafka), Lambda, EC2, S3, and RDS. • Pipeline Management: Implement real-time or near real-time data pipelines to ingest and process substantial data volumes. • Quality & Operations: Ensure operational stability through unit testing, code reviews, CI/CD automation, and performance tuning at the JVM level. Required Technical Skills • Java Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of Core Java and the Spring Framework. • Kafka Mastery: Hands-on experience with Kafka Streams, consumer group design, and resilient processing patterns. • AWS Expertise: Familiarity with core AWS services and ideally AWS Certification (Developer or Architect Associate). • Microservices: Practical experience with RESTful APIs, service decomposition, and patterns like circuit breakers or sagas. • Database Knowledge: Often requires experience with NoSQL or SQL databases such as Cassandra, DynamoDB, or PostgreSQL. Minimum Years of Experience: • 5-8+ years Certifications Needed: • None Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute: Interview Process (Is face to face required?) • In-Person is MANDATORY