{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"f478172c1fda5a2116d77ef6","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f478172c1fda5a2116d77ef6","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f478172c1fda5a2116d77ef6","title":"Senior Java Full Stack Developer – Azure","description":"Chicago, Illinois 60018 Posted October 2nd, 2026\nJob Type: Contract\nJob Category: IT\nJob Description\n\nSenior Java Full Stack Developer – Azure\n\nLocation: Chicago, IL\nWork Arrangement: Onsite\nEmployment Type: Contract\n\nJob Summary\n\nWe are seeking an experienced Senior Java Full Stack Developer with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and Microsoft Azure to join our technology team in Chicago, IL.\n\nThe ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing and developing scalable enterprise applications, building RESTful APIs and microservices, and deploying cloud-native solutions on Azure. Experience in the banking or financial services domain is highly preferred.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nDesign, develop, test, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot.\nDevelop cloud-native microservices and RESTful APIs using modern Java technologies.\nBuild and deploy applications on Microsoft Azure cloud services.\nDevelop event-driven and distributed applications using Kafka and other messaging technologies.\nWork with Azure services such as AKS, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Key Vault, and Azure Storage.\nDesign and implement secure, highly available, and scalable application architectures.\nDevelop database-driven applications using SQL and relational databases.\nImplement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.\nContainerize applications using Docker and deploy/manage workloads in Kubernetes/Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).\nWrite unit and integration tests using JUnit, Mockito, and related testing frameworks.\nTroubleshoot application, performance, integration, and production issues.\nParticipate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and Agile development activities.\nCollaborate with architects, business analysts, QA engineers, DevOps teams, and other stakeholders.\nFollow secure coding, DevOps, TDD, and software engineering best practices.\n\nRequired Skills\n\n8+ years of experience in Java/J2EE software development.\nStrong hands-on experience with Java 8/11/17/21.\nStrong experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Microservices.\nExtensive experience developing RESTful APIs.\nStrong experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native application development.\nExperience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and/or Azure App Services.\nStrong experience with Kafka and event-driven architecture.\nExperience with Docker and Kubernetes.\nStrong SQL and database development experience.\nExperience with CI/CD and DevOps practices.\nExperience with Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or similar tools.\nStrong experience with JUnit, Mockito, and automated testing.\nUnderstanding of distributed systems, concurrency, scalability, and performance tuning.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience in banking, financial services, investment management, or other regulated environments.\nExperience with Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, and Application Insights.\nExperience with Spring Cloud and cloud-native design patterns.\nExperience with Kafka Streams and asynchronous processing.\nExperience with observability tools such as Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, or Azure Monitor.\nExperience with Agile/Scrum and DevSecOps environments.\nAzure certifications are a plus.\n\nRequired Skills\nCloud Developer","company":"Realign","rawCompany":"realign","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T19:21:31.885Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Java Full Stack Developer – Azure","description":"Chicago, Illinois 60018 Posted October 2nd, 2026\nJob Type: Contract\nJob Category: IT\nJob Description\n\nSenior Java Full Stack Developer – Azure\n\nLocation: Chicago, IL\nWork Arrangement: Onsite\nEmployment Type: Contract\n\nJob Summary\n\nWe are seeking an experienced Senior Java Full Stack Developer with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and Microsoft Azure to join our technology team in Chicago, IL.\n\nThe ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing and developing scalable enterprise applications, building RESTful APIs and microservices, and deploying cloud-native solutions on Azure. Experience in the banking or financial services domain is highly preferred.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nDesign, develop, test, and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot.\nDevelop cloud-native microservices and RESTful APIs using modern Java technologies.\nBuild and deploy applications on Microsoft Azure cloud services.\nDevelop event-driven and distributed applications using Kafka and other messaging technologies.\nWork with Azure services such as AKS, Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Key Vault, and Azure Storage.\nDesign and implement secure, highly available, and scalable application architectures.\nDevelop database-driven applications using SQL and relational databases.\nImplement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.\nContainerize applications using Docker and deploy/manage workloads in Kubernetes/Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).\nWrite unit and integration tests using JUnit, Mockito, and related testing frameworks.\nTroubleshoot application, performance, integration, and production issues.\nParticipate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and Agile development activities.\nCollaborate with architects, business analysts, QA engineers, DevOps teams, and other stakeholders.\nFollow secure coding, DevOps, TDD, and software engineering best practices.\n\nRequired Skills\n\n8+ years of experience in Java/J2EE software development.\nStrong hands-on experience with Java 8/11/17/21.\nStrong experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Microservices.\nExtensive experience developing RESTful APIs.\nStrong experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native application development.\nExperience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and/or Azure App Services.\nStrong experience with Kafka and event-driven architecture.\nExperience with Docker and Kubernetes.\nStrong SQL and database development experience.\nExperience with CI/CD and DevOps practices.\nExperience with Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or similar tools.\nStrong experience with JUnit, Mockito, and automated testing.\nUnderstanding of distributed systems, concurrency, scalability, and performance tuning.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience in banking, financial services, investment management, or other regulated environments.\nExperience with Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, and Application Insights.\nExperience with Spring Cloud and cloud-native design patterns.\nExperience with Kafka Streams and asynchronous processing.\nExperience with observability tools such as Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, or Azure Monitor.\nExperience with Agile/Scrum and DevSecOps environments.\nAzure certifications are a plus.\n\nRequired Skills\nCloud Developer","datePosted":"2026-10-06T19:21:31.885Z","dateModified":"2026-10-06T19:21:31.885Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Realign","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Chicago","addressRegion":"IL","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"f478172c1fda5a2116d77ef6"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f478172c1fda5a2116d77ef6"}}