Job#: 3059095 Job Description: Java Developer
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado (On-site)
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled backend engineering professional to support enterprise-scale API Gateway and Identity and Access Management initiatives. This role focuses on designing, enhancing, and maintaining critical authentication and authorization services that support vital customer-facing and internal applications. The ideal candidate will quickly adapt to a complex environment, operate independently, and contribute value toward reducing technical debt, modernizing backend platforms, and improving code quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services supporting secure authentication and authorization platforms.
- Build and enhance integrations with API gateways and security frameworks.
- Develop secure, scalable, and high-performance APIs and microservices.
- Collaborate with security, architecture, and platform teams to implement identity and access management best practices.
- Analyze and remediate technical debt across existing systems and backend platforms.
- Refactor legacy applications to improve maintainability, performance, and reliability.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root cause resolution.
- Create high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code following modern development standards.
- Leverage advanced development tools to improve delivery velocity, code quality, and testing efficiencies.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Experience: A minimum of five years of professional backend development experience, specifically focused on robust enterprise services.
Technical Skills: Proficient with Java, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and building RESTful APIs. Hands-on experience with authentication and authorization technologies, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), JWT, SAML, or related security protocols. Strong understanding of API Gateway architectures, relational and non-relational databases, and modern software development lifecycles.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale telecommunications, networking, or large consumer-facing platforms.
- Familiarity with API Gateway technologies such as Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, or MuleSoft.
- Familiarity with identity providers such as Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, Auth0, or Azure Entra ID.
- Experience working in highly regulated or security-sensitive environments.
- Experience implementing automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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