Role: Java Application Developer (Cloud-Native & Integration Focused)
Location: Halifax, CA (Remote)
Type: Contract
Day to Day Job Duties:
- Develop and enhance cloud-native applications deployed on AWS.
- Design, build, and deploy microservices running on AWS EKS (Kubernetes).
- Develop serverless components using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, and EventBridge.
- Build and maintain secure integrations and broker services, including Pershing integrations and other third-party financial platforms.
- Develop RESTful APIs and event-driven services to support distributed system architectures.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure smooth container deployments and release cycles.
- Write clean, testable, and scalable code following cloud-native design principles.
- Troubleshoot application, integration, and performance issues in production environments.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Contribute to technical documentation, API specifications, and integration design artifacts.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum 4+ years of hands-on software development experience (Java, Python, or Node.js preferred).
- Minimum 2+ years of experience building and deploying applications on AWS.
- Minimum 2+ years of experience working with AWS EKS (Kubernetes) for containerized application development.
- Minimum 2+ years of experience developing serverless applications using AWS Lambda.
- Minimum 2+ years of experience building APIs, microservices, and integration services.
- Experience building or supporting financial services integrations (e.g., Pershing or similar brokerage platforms) preferred.
- Experience implementing and working with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CodePipeline, etc.).
- Strong understanding of cloud-native design patterns and event-driven architectures.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. _
- Degree:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
Nice to Have; (But not a must):
- AWS Certified Developer Associate or AWS Certified Kubernetes specialty.
- Experience in financial services or brokerage domain.
- Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Experience implementing secure authentication (OAuth2, JWT, Cognito).
- Experience with observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana).