Job Summary:
FuntoNetwork Consulting is seeking a Senior Java AWS Developer to lead backend system design and development for a high-volume financial services platform. The role involves architecting and implementing cloud-native microservices on AWS, modernizing legacy systems, and ensuring best practices for performance and security in a client-facing environment.
Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services using Java 11/17 and Spring Boot.
• Develop cloud-native solutions on AWS – including Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, SNS – following Well-Architected principles.
• Decompose monolithic applications into loosely coupled, domain-driven microservices.
• Create robust RESTful APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger documentation, versioning, and backward compatibility.
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions. Champion infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks; implement caching, connection pooling, and asynchronous processing.
• Troubleshoot complex production incidents; perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers; conduct code reviews; promote engineering best practices.
• Work directly with client architects, product owners, and QA teams in an Agile environment.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• No H1B sponsorship available. Must be a U.S. Citizen, Green Card holder, or possess unrestricted work authorization (W2/Independent Consultant only).
• Minimum 10 years of professional software development experience, with at least 5 years focused on Java, Spring Boot, and cloud‑native architectures.
• Expert in Java 8/11/17, multithreading, concurrency, JVM tuning, memory management.
• Deep experience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Spring Security, Spring Integration.
• Hands‑on expertise with core AWS services: Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS (MySQL/PostgreSQL), DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, IAM.
• Proven experience designing, building, and deploying microservices; familiarity with service discovery, circuit breakers, distributed tracing.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL experience (RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB). Proficiency in query optimization and data modeling.
• Experience with Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions; understanding of build tools (Maven, Gradle).
• Unit testing (JUnit, Mockito), integration testing, contract testing (Pact).
• Containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS) a plus; Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to articulate technical trade‑offs to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical thinking.
• Proven leadership and mentorship capabilities.
• Self‑directed and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
Preferred:
• Financial services domain experience – banking, trading, payments, or insurance.
• AWS Certification (Solutions Architect, Developer, or DevOps Engineer).
• Experience with event‑driven architectures (Kafka, Kinesis).
• Knowledge of security best practices in AWS (IAM roles/policies, KMS, VPC security).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability (CloudWatch, X‑Ray, Datadog, Splunk).
• Previous consulting or client‑facing engineering roles.
Company:
FuntoNetwork | Consulting is a leading IT consulting firm dedicated to assisting businesses in navigating the digital transformation landscape. Founded in , the company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, US, , with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.