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Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Java Developer for a hybrid position (4 days onsite) with a Regional Financial Institution located in Columbus, OH, Dallas TX, Minnetonka, MN, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, and Detroit, MI. This is a 6+ month contract opportunity.
Compensation: $84.00 - $94.00 per hour, W2, based on qualifications
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Java Developer / Technical Lead to design and implement complex enterprise solutions while helping guide the team in its AI journey. This role combines hands-on Java development and technical leadership with responsibility for identifying practical AI use cases, driving adoption of approved AI-assisted development tools, and integrating AI capabilities into development and delivery processes. The successful candidate will serve as a primary technical owner for projects, influence architecture and strategic decisions, and ensure solutions align with enterprise standards for governance, security, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality enterprise applications and technical solutions
• Serve as a primary technical owner for projects and project deliverables
• Lead and mentor development team members and provide technical direction
• Partner with business, technology, architecture, and operational stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Guide teams in identifying and implementing practical AI use cases within software development and delivery
• Proactively identify opportunities to leverage approved AI-assisted development tools and emerging technologies
• Drive responsible AI adoption while maintaining data security, regulatory compliance, governance, and engineering accountability
• Influence architectural and strategic technology decisions
• Present technical solutions, project progress, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize enterprise applications
• Support Agile development, build, testing, deployment, and operational processes

Primary Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands-on Java development experience, including Object-Oriented Design
• Strong experience with Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Web Services, Microservices, Kafka, and JSON
• 5+ years of experience with DevOps, continuous integration, container-based applications, and cloud deployment architectures
• Experience designing, developing, and consuming RESTful APIs and documenting/testing APIs using tools such as Swagger
• Experience implementing Microservices using Spring Boot, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and CI/CD
• Strong SQL experience with relational databases such as Oracle, DB2, or MySQL
• Experience with GCP infrastructure and services, including Cloud Run, Terraform, BigQuery, and related cloud technologies
• 3+ years of experience leading development team members and partnering with business and operational stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and influence architecture decisions
• Understanding of AI technologies and AI-assisted software development
• Experience with IBM DataPower Gateway and IBM Integration Bus (IIB)/ACE
• Knowledge of IBM MQ/WebSphere
• Experience with Apache Maven for application build automation
• Experience with Git and/or SVN and CI/CD-driven code migration
• Experience with JWT authentication and authorization
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms

Desired Skills:

• Experience with Fraud Technology
• Strong technical leadership, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills
• Proactive mindset toward AI, emerging technologies, and engineering innovation
• Strong understanding of Agile concepts and experience with Scrum and Kanban delivery frameworks
• Highly motivated with strong organizational, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced enterprise environment

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all of our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.