Job#: 3024960 Job Description:Apex Systems is a world class services business that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients' digital visions.
Apex has an opportunity for a Sr. Java Engineer, backend focused, to join our fast-paced financial services partner on an exciting initiative!
Role: Sr. Java Engineer
Location: Remote USA (EST)
Term: 9 Mo.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior Java Engineer (Backend-leaning Full Stack) to support a regulated financial services technology environment. This is an individual contributor role (not a manager/analyst position) for someone who is hands-on with coding, troubleshooting, and delivery. You will help assess and shape securitized products infrastructure from an architectural/technology perspective while also executing core engineering work across database modernization, remediation, and application migration initiatives.
Key Responsibilities- Architecture & Technology Assessment: Contribute to the strategy and assessment of securitized products infrastructure, partnering with stakeholders to identify architectural improvements and implementation approaches.
- Database Modernization & Delivery: Execute a single-instance database implementation (PSI DB) including planning, build, testing support, and stabilization.
- Remediation & Risk Reduction: Identify and remediate current vulnerabilities in the application/database ecosystem; collaborate with compliance and technology partners to ensure changes align to governance expectations.
- UAT & Disaster Recovery: Support UAT execution and coordinate/enable disaster recovery setup and validation activities for the platform.
- Application Migration & Consolidation (ARDA workstream): Support ARDA implementation activities, including alias/triage decommission planning, and the migration and merger of two applications with an eye toward improved architecture and strategic implementation.
- Hands-on Troubleshooting: Diagnose production/non-prod issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement durable fixes in an environment with significant process and controls.
Required Qualifications- 5-10 years professional engineering experience, including 2-3+ years Java (hands-on, recent).
- Strong backend development experience (frontend-only profiles are not a fit).
- Java / Spring Framework experience (Spring Boot a plus).
- SQL proficiency (3-5 years) with demonstrated capability in complex SQL operations (e.g., query troubleshooting, performance considerations, indexes, query plans, CTEs).
- Experience working in highly regulated, high-pressure environments (finance preferred but not finance-specific knowledge). Familiarity with audit/compliance processes and constraints that impact delivery.
- Infrastructure/DevOps exposure: CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, UrbanCode (or similar).
- AWS familiarity: services such as S3, SQS, SSM, KMS (or similar equivalents).
- Strong communication: able to explain technical concepts in layman's terms, collaborative, and personable.
Preferred / Nice to Have- Experience supporting application decommissioning, migration planning, and/or consolidations
- Prior work on DR planning/testing, UAT support, vulnerability remediation programs
- Some front-end exposure (helpful, but role is backend-leaning)
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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