Sr Manager - Java with Gen AI and Microservices - 10+ Years - W2 Contract

Role: Sr Manager - Java Developer

Location: NJ Hybrid - (Local to NYC/NJ or Chicago Only)

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• Lead and mentor a team of developers, technical leads, and architects across projects.
• Foster collaboration, innovation, and a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
• Act as a thought leader, coaching team members toward achieving technical excellence and organizational goals.
• Represent the technology vision with stakeholders, including clients, internal teams, and senior leadership.
• Track record of leading mid-to-large-sized technical teams (15+ members) and ensuring end-to-end accountability in deliverables and client management.

• Define and execute strategic technology solutions leveraging Java Microservices, Event Driven Architecture, cloud architectures, enterprise Security and Generative AI (GenAI) capabilities.
• Engage with clients to identify business challenges, conduct discovery sessions, and propose transformative solutions.
• Oversee solutioning, technical evaluations, effort estimations, and delivery planning.
• Champion the adoption of GenAI and other emerging technologies for automating processes, enhancing innovation, and driving business value.
• Proven experience in conceptualizing, architecting, and delivering cloud-based enterprise solutions tailored to complex client needs.

1. Full Stack Solution Design and Delivery:
   • Architect and deliver enterprise-grade, scalable microservices using Java-based technologies (Java 8 and above) and frameworks like Springboot and reactive architecture patterns
   • Apply advanced programming expertise, including Solid Principles, multithreading, reactive programming and data structure optimizations.
   • Ensure seamless integration of event-driven architectures using technologies like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent cloud messaging.
   • Lead API development leveraging REST/GraphQL standards and incorporate security best practices (OAuth 2.0, API Gateways, IAM).
   • Experience in specific solution patterns and products on one or more business verticals like Finance / Retail / Telecom / Travel & Hospitality etc.
   • Experience in Full Stack technologies like React JS is a plus.
   • Experience in Python is a plus
2. Cloud and DevOps Expertise:
   • Drive cloud-native designs and deployments on platforms like AWS /Azure / Google Cloud Platform, ensuring scalability and performance.
   • Manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or equivalent and oversee infrastructure setup via Terraform or similar tools.
   • Introduce efficient monitoring, logging, and observability solutions using cloud-based ecosystem and /Or ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog etc.
   • Enhance system reliability and scalability using modern cloud services and incident monitoring setups.
3. Database Expertise:
   • Ensure robust database management with proficiency in SQL & NoSQL systems like MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL, or others.
   • Implement efficient data modeling and scaling strategies, ensuring overall system performance.
4. Generative AI Integration for Delivery Optimization:
   • Leverage Generative AI to enable automation in the development lifecycle, generate insights, and optimize project delivery.
   • Identify use cases where GenAI can drive efficiencies in tactical projects, innovation streams, and day-to-day team workflows.
   • Automate processes ranging from code generation to efficiency optimizations in software pipelines.