Java API Architect @ Hopkins, MN--5 days onsite

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I am Mohammed Dastagir with Saxon Global Inc wanted to let you know about the job opportunity for Java API Architect position if interested please share your updated resume along with expecting rate.

Job title: Java API Architect

Location: 5 days a week onsite in Hopkins, MN 55343.

Duration: Long term contract

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Role Overview

We are seeking an API Architect to support a critical resiliency and auto-failover initiative. This role focuses on making Spring Boot APIs resilient by enabling automatic failover without manual intervention. The engineer will participate in technical requirements-gathering sessions, implement resiliency patterns, and support traffic management across critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support Spring Boot-based microservices for large, complex processing systems.
• Participate in technical requirements-gathering sessions focused on resiliency and availability improvements.
• Implement application-level resiliency patterns to support automatic failover.
• Design and operate F5 BIG-IP GTM/DNS and LTM configurations for high-availability, multi-data-center traffic management.
• Create and manage WideIPs as the single DNS entry point for applications.
• Configure Extended Content Verification (ECV) monitors to perform application-aware health checks.
• Build and maintain GTM pools with defined failover and failback behavior.
• Design and manage LTM virtual servers (VIPs) and pools for local load balancing.
• Test and validate DNS-based automatic failover using real-time health signals.
• Tune monitoring thresholds and timers to prevent false failovers and traffic flapping.
• Support production incidents, change management activities, and disaster recovery exercises.
• Standardize configurations, documentation, and operational practices across environments.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Java and Spring Boot microservices development in large-scale distributed systems.
• API resiliency, traffic management, and DNS-based failover (F5 GTM/LTM).
• Experience with streaming platforms and enterprise DevOps fundamentals.
• Deep F5 GTM/LTM expertise combined with application-aware health monitoring and DNS-based failover design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with automation tools (Ansible/Terraform) for F5 configurations.
• Exposure to observability tools for metrics, logs, and synthetic checks.

Mohammed Dastagir

Resource Manager

Saxon Global Inc.

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