Java Developer with Production Support Exp

Job Title: Java Developer with Production Support Exp Location: San Leandro, CA Duration: 12 Months + Extension Bill Rate: $81/hour Job Type: W-2 Contract Client: To Be Discussed Later Work Authorization: US-Citizen, H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD

Job Description:

• Monitor application performance, availability, and system health using observability and monitoring tools.
• Investigate and resolve production incidents, service disruptions, and performance issues within SLA timelines.
• Analyze application logs, thread dumps, heap dumps, and system metrics to diagnose complex issues.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures to reduce recurring incidents.
• Support application deployments, releases, environment management, and post-release validation activities.
• Troubleshoot REST APIs, microservices, middleware integrations, and batch processing failures.
• Execute SQL queries for data analysis, validation, and issue investigation.
• Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure, DBA, Cloud, and Business teams for incident resolution.
• Participate in on-call support rotation for critical production issues.
• Drive automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Maintain support documentation, knowledge articles, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Support change management, problem management, and incident management processes following ITIL best practices.

Technical Skills:

• Strong experience in Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Experience supporting RESTful APIs and distributed applications.
• Good understanding of JVM, Garbage Collection, Thread Management, and Performance Tuning.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Strong SQL skills for troubleshooting and data analysis.
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting.
• Knowledge of application servers such as Tomcat, JBoss, or WebSphere.
• Familiarity with messaging technologies like Kafka, JMS, or MQ.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform is preferred.
• Experience using monitoring tools such as AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Datadog, ELK, or New Relic.
  
  Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.