Java AWS Developer/Lead

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Java
Spring
Spring Boot
REST APIs
AWS
Hibernate
Lambda
API Gateway
DynamoDB
S3
ECS
RDS
SNS
SQS
Terraform
AWS CloudFormation

Job Details

Position: Java AWS Developer/Lead

Location: Wilmington, DE/Jersey City, NJ (Weekly 5 Days office is Must)

Duration: Contract

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end technical delivery of cloud-native applications built on Java and AWS.
  • Design and architect secure, scalable, and resilient systems using microservices and serverless patterns.
  • Guide the team in implementing solutions using Java (Spring Boot, REST APIs) and AWS services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, ECS, RDS, SNS/SQS).
  • Participate in code reviews, ensure high code quality, and enforce clean architecture and design principles.
  • Collaborate with DevOps engineers to define CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or AWS CodePipeline.
  • Mentor and coach developers on both technical skills and Agile best practices.
  • Translate business and technical requirements into system designs and implementation plans.
  • Ensure performance tuning, scalability, monitoring, and observability of deployed services.
  • Stay current with new AWS offerings and Java development trends to drive innovation.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor s degree in ComputerScience, Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years of professional experience in Java development.
  • 3+ years of experience designing and developing solutions in AWS cloud environments.
  • Strong expertise in Java 8+, Spring Boot, RESTful API design, and microservices architecture.
  • Hands-on experience with key AWS services: Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, ECS, SNS/SQS, CloudWatch.
  • Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum, version control (Git), and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, including leading distributed development teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • AWS Certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, or AWS Developer Associate).
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes).
  • Knowledge of security best practices in cloud (IAM, KMS, secrets management).
  • Familiarity with frontend technologies (React, Angular) is a plus.
  • Experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka or AWS EventBridge.

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