Mid-Level Spring Boot Engineer

Job DescriptionACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIREDWe are seeking a high-performing Spring Boot & Data Modernization Engineer to join a collaborative, mission-driven team responsible for processing terabytes of operational enterprise data each week. In this role, you will enhance and scale a core Spring Boot application backed by MariaDB while driving its evolution toward modern containerization and Kubernetes orchestration. You will work across the full engineering spectrum—optimizing high-throughput database queries, designing RESTful APIs, refining Angular front-end interfaces, and automating CI/CD pipelines via GitLab. You will also have direct opportunities to shape architectural decisions, participate in DevSecOps practices, and cross-train across application, database, and deployment environments to build highly resilient systems.The annual base salary range for this role is $144,000-$238,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.,Required SkillsSpring Boot & Scalable Java Engineering: Demonstrated experience developing, debugging, and maintaining enterprise Java applications using Spring Boot or modern framework equivalents.Large-Scale Enterprise Data Processing: Proven ability to build, optimize, and maintain software that efficiently ingests, processes, and manages terabytes of operational data.Relational Database & Query Optimization: Strong hands-on experience working with relational database engines—specifically MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or Oracle—including query tuning and data access layer optimization.Full-Stack & RESTful Service Design: Experience designing, developing, and maintaining secure RESTful APIs and building modern front-end web interfaces using Angular or similar frameworks.Containers & Kubernetes Environments: Practical experience working with container technologies (Docker or Podman) and deploying containerized applications into Kubernetes-managed environments.Agile Engineering & DevSecOps Tooling: Hands-on experience utilizing GitLab CI/CD pipelines for automated builds and testing, along with Jira and Confluence for sprint planning and technical documentation.Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 14+ years of professional software development experience OR High School Diploma / GED, PLUS 18+ years of hands-on technical software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.,Desired SkillsEnterprise Kubernetes Distributions: Experience deploying applications to CNCF-compliant Kubernetes platforms such as Rancher, Amazon EKS, or OpenShift.Kubernetes Primitives & Helm: Familiarity with Kubernetes architecture components (Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Ingress, Persistent Volumes) and Helm chart management.Microservices & Architecture Evolution: Practical background in decomposing monolithic services into microservice architectures and guiding software evolution.Secondary DBA & Operational Support: Experience providing backup DBA operational support (routine maintenance, monitoring, backup/recovery, and troubleshooting) for MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or Oracle databases.Automated Testing & Delivery: Hands-on experience with automated test frameworks, DevSecOps pipelines, and continuous deployment workflows.,About Nyla Technology SolutionsNyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,Taking Care of All of YouNyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.