Lead Java Developer

Job Title: Senior Java Engineer Location: Rockville, MD Job Type: Longterm Contract Top Skills Details1. Backend Development: Strong experience in backend development across server-side technologies and architectures.2. Ability to design and implement scalable, high-performance systems from API layer to data persistence, with deep understanding of modern frameworks (Spring Boot), RESTful and GraphQL APIs, microservices architectures, event-driven architectures, and database design patterns.3. Strong AWS experience.Job DescriptionSeasoned individual contributor with deep expertise in Java to design, develop, and maintain complex, enterprise-grade applications on AWS through clean, modular, and performant code; proficiency in Python preferred.Essential Job Functions:Designs and develops industry-leading solutions that meet defined quality standards, reliability specifications, and help achieve key strategic objectivesTakes broad perspective to problems and exercises independent judgement in techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain resultsIdentifies ways to overcome challenging situations that jeopardize the achievement of business goalsDevelops actionable insights from analyzing software development trends, software engineering best practices, and innovative test environment management tools and communicates integration recommendations to managementPartners within and across teams to remove barriers and identify shared goals and prioritiesCoaches and trains less experienced colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilitiesEssential Technical Skills:Backend Development: Strong experience in backend development across server-side technologies and architectures. Ability to design and implement scalable, high-performance systems from API layer to data persistence, with deep understanding of modern frameworks (Spring Boot), RESTful and GraphQL APIs, microservices architectures, event-driven architectures, and database design patterns.Data Storage Technologies: Strong experience with modern data storage solutions including relational databases (Example: PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL systems (Example: MongoDB, Cassandra), and graph databases (Example: Neo4j, Amazon Neptune), with expertise in data modeling approaches and design patterns for diverse data persistence requirements.System Design & Architecture: System Design & Architecture: Strong system design experience with ability to architect scalable, enterprise-grade document and metadata ingestion, processing, and persistence at scaleDevOps & Infrastructure: Assist with implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines while architecting and developing cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services, including Lambda, Step functions, SQS, SNS, S3, ECS, Fargate, Aurora, fostering a strong DevOps culture within the team.Education & Experience Requirements:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline with at least 7 years of related experience, or equivalent training and/or work experience.• Strong system design experience• Strong experience in object-oriented development• Strong experience with cloud technologies• Strong experience in data storage technologies• Strong experience in performance tuning and optimization• Strong experience in DevOps and CI\\CD technologies• Strong experience in test automation and unit testing• Strong experience in software securityEnterprise Req SkillsJava, Architecture, Springboot, Aws, Sql, Api