Back End Developer III

Back End Developer III Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Back End Developer for a contract position in Richfield, MN. The opportunity will be for six months with a strong chance for a long-term extension. Position Summary: We are seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our Enterprise API Management team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building, deploying, and operating our platform and services, with an emphasis on automation, reliability, and secure-by-default delivery. This role partners closely with engineers through collaboration and pair programming to improve CI/CD pipelines, troubleshooting practices, and operational readiness, and it also requires some software development experience (e.g., ability to read/debug code and contribute when needed). Technologies involved include Kubernetes, Helm charts, Java/Spring Boot, AWS offerings (certification preferred), and API platform capabilities such as API Gateway and security. Qualifications: Kubernetes 5+ Years Helm Charts 4+ Years AWS (core offerings; certification preferred) 5+ Years Java and Spring Boot 5+ Years API Security 5+ Years Preferred: CI/CD and GitOps Infrastructure-as-Code experience (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation) API Gateway/API Management experience Observability tooling (logging/metrics/tracing) and on-call readiness Lua Programming Collaborative delivery practices (pair programming, code reviews) If this job is a match for your background, we would be honoured to receive your application! Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities, including contract, contract to hire, and permanent placement. Let's talk