Java Developer- Pittsburgh, PA, Irving, TC, Columbus, OH -Fulltime (Citizens, GC)

Role: Java Developer

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, Irving, TC, Columbus, OH

Fulltime with client ( GC)

Job Description

Skill: Java Developer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

• Full Stack Developer with experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable, high-performance enterprise applications.
• Expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and Microservices architectures, coupled with strong front-end proficiency(JSP, JSF, JavaScript, HTML, Struts).

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Java, Spring, struts, JSP, JSF, JavaScript, HTML, SOAP.
• Should be able to work on front end and backend development activities  support  work on debugging.
• Should work on supporting the application.
• Design and develop scalable RESTful APIs and enterprise web applications using Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Hibernate, enhancing system performance.
• Build and implement microservices-based architecture for enterprise metadata management, enabling seamless data validation, publishing, and migration across environments through dynamic Teradata Parallel Transporter (TPT) scripts.
• Enable asynchronous communication between services using Apache Kafka, eliminating data processing bottlenecks and improving system throughput.
• Lead application modernization initiatives, migrating legacy systems to modern technology stacks and containerized platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift), improving deployment efficiency.
• Drive UI transformation by migrating legacy monolithic front-end technologies (JSP/JSF) to modern Angular-based Single Page Applications (SPAs), enhancing scalability and user experience.
• Re-architect existing UI components into modular, reusable Angular components, improving rendering performance and maintainability.
• Implement enterprise-grade security mechanisms, including Single Sign-On (SSO) using Ping Identity, JWT, OAuth, and LDAP, ensuring protection against vulnerabilities such as session fixation and clickjacking.
• Develop reusable Java utilities and transformation functions for tokenization, detokenization, and data migration, accelerating development across multiple applications.
• Streamline CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and UrbanCode Deploy, enabling automated builds, continuous integration, and zero-downtime deployments on WebSphere, Tomcat, and OpenShift environments.
• Automate backend data processes by creating Python scripts for data extraction and workflow optimization, improving integration efficiency across systems.
• Contribute to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) design, enabling seamless communication between frontend and backend services.
• Ensure high code quality by conducting peer code reviews, enforcing best practices, and maintaining strong unit test coverage using JUnit and Mockito.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure enterprise applications.