Java API Developer

One of SGA's major management consulting clients is looking for a senior Java API Developer to join a Software & Data Engineering Team responsible for maintaining a high-use/high-availability centralized data platform. This position will be 100% remote supporting EST hours. Must have a strong background in: Java, Spring/Boot, API development, AWS, and Kubernetes

You will be responsible for creating innovative interoperability platforms, tools and solutions to enable seamless and secure data integration. Your solutions will be used to connect legacy, newly developed, and vendor applications across the datacenter and cloud environments, and you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of the solutions:
System Requirements

• Developing specifications
• Designing infrastructure and interfaces
• Developing code
• Implementing the platform
• Helping our customers use it
• Continuously improving the platform
• Primary Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, test, operate and maintain products and enterprise-level API Service Architecture
  • Experience with Domain-based Microservice Architecture
  • Identify, design and implement internal process improvements, automate manual processes, optimize service integration, and propose re-designing of infrastructure as appropriate to achieve scalability and cost reduction
  • Design and develop designs, architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale distributed systems with focus on security, resiliency, scale, and performance.
  • Find opportunities to embrace innovative technologies
  • Focuses on cross-platform integration to use and optimize platform capabilities
  • Serve as a core team member, responsible for providing solutions for large high priority cross platform initiatives.
  • Drive root cause analysis and problem management process to prevent problem recurrence.
  • Analyze existing operations and schedule training sessions and meetings to discuss improvements
  • Keep up to date with industry trends and developments
  • Build the infrastructure required for integration and deployment of API services both on-prem and cloud.
  • End-End ownership of critical service - availability, latency, performance, efficiency, management, monitoring, capacity planning, performance analysis and system tuning for entire services.
  • Skills
    • Proficient in building large-scale systems end to end using Java/Python/Golang(preferable Golang and Java) or other high-performance languages, developer tools, CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring tools and engineering cloud migration solutions
    • 8-10+ years of experience in modern technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Java, Spring, Spring boot and RDBMS & No-SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, Document DB, Opensearch) along with CICD tooling e.g., GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins, etc.
    • Hands on experience working with REST API design and development using Spring boot and Spring framework
    • Hands on experience working with GraphQL API design and implementation
    • Work with API developers across the teams to build new API features at large scale
    • Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS and AWS CLI including K8s, Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, NLB/ELB, Open Search, Document DB, EKS.
    • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.
    • Experience with Observability/Monitoring technologies: Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, CloudWatch, Grafana

Education: Bachelor's degree/Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or related discipline with excellent academic record

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.