Java Architect || Chicago, IL - Onsite || Contract - W2

Role: Java Architect

Location: Chicago, IL 60604 (100% Day One Onsite)

Experience:     15+ years

Contract - W2
Max Pay Rate : $60-65/hr on W2

Job Description:

 Skills: Core Java, Java Architecture, Azure (Public Cloud), AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, etc.

 Transformation & Coaching

• Assessment & Roadmap Creation:
  Evaluate the current technology landscape, identify gaps, and shape the transformation roadmap for modernization.
• Culture Change Agent:
  Break entrenched “comfort zone” patterns across a team with 10+ year legacy experience.
  Mentor team members and interns on modern engineering practices, automation-first thinking, and cloud-native principles.
• AI Adoption Leader:
  Promote and operationalize the use of GitHub Copilot and other AI tools for:
• Unit test generation
• Code reviews & optimization
• Issue impact diagnosis
• Development efficiency

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Self-Sufficient Execution:
  Build systems independently without needing detailed “how-to” instructions. Should naturally handle engineering essentials such as timeouts, retries, dead letter queues, error handling, and resiliency patterns.
• Hands-on Development:
  Write high‑quality Java code while enhancing CI/CD pipelines, improving automated testing, and increasing code coverage.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Ownership:
  Drive Azure-related engineering tasks including IAM, horizontal/vertical scaling, monitoring, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform).
  Operate with a philosophy of application teams owning their infrastructure.

 Operational Excellence

• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing:
  Transition knowledge from individuals to scalable, documented, and automated processes; establish best practices and engineering playbooks.
• Resiliency & Scalability Engineering:
  Architect broadly stable systems that minimize production issues and increase platform reliability.