Software Engineer II - Java (Azure Serverless Focus)

Stellent IT LLC (Buffalo NY, USA) Follow 18 hours ago

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Job Title: Software Engineer II - Java (Azure Serverless Focus)

Location: Hybrid/Buffalo, NY (4 days onsite/1 day remote mandatory, no exceptions)

Duration: 12+-month contract W2

Note: No visa sponsorship/transfer legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship/transfer now or in the future (actual visa card must be valid for the next 24+-months / No H1B or OPT)

NOTES FROM MANAGER/REQUIRED SKILLS & EXP.:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Java Developer to design, build, and maintain a robust and scalable middleware application hosted on Azure. This application will facilitate seamless data flow between our internal systems and a SaaS hosted application, leveraging Azure Functions and other Azure services, with Java as the primary development language.

Candidate must be able to work in the office in Buffalo 4x a week, Mon - Thurs.

Candidate must have sufficient back-end development experience. Front-end/UI development is not applicable.

Skill Set 1: Java (OOP, data structures, concurrency); Spring Boot (RESTful APIs) Build Automation, Unit Testing

Skill Set 2: Azure Development (Functions, Services Integration, Key Vault, Managed Identities, Monitoring)

Skill Set 3: HTTP Client & API Interactions (Java HTTP client libs, API Authentication OAUTH 2.0, Error Handling)

Job Title: Software Engineer II - Java (Azure Serverless Focus)

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, deploy and maintain Java-based Azure Functions for data integration
Implement secure and efficient API interactions with external SaaS applications.
Ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of the middleware solution.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
Implement effective error handling, logging, and monitoring for distributed systems.
Participate in code reviews, promote best practices, and contribute to architectural discussions.

Essential Skills and Experience:

Strong Core Java Development: Solid understanding of OOP, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and exception handling.
Java Ecosystem:
- Spring Boot: Proven experience building RESTful APIs
- Maven/Gradle: Proficiency with build automation.
- JUnit/Mockito: Experience with Unit Testing
HTTP Client & API Interaction:
- Experience with Java HTTP client libraries (e.g., java.net.http, Apache HttpClient, SpringWebClient).
- JSON Processing: Experience with JSON serialization/deserialization.
- API Authentication: Understanding and implementing API Keys, Basic Auth, and OAUTH 2.0.
- API Error Handling: Experience with HTTP status codes, retries, and backoff/circuit breaker strategies.
Azure-Specific Skills:
- Azure Functions: Strong understanding of triggers, bindings, and function app structures.
- Azure Services Integration: Experience with Azure Storage, Service Bus/Events Hub.
- Azure Key Vault: Essential for secure secret management.
- Managed Identities: Experience with credential-less access to Azure resources.
- Monitoring: Familiarity with Azure Monitor/App Insights for logging and tracing.
Serverless Principles: Understanding event-driven architecture, statelessness, and cold start considerations.
DevOps: Experience with Git for version control and CI/CD pipelines for deployment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Minimum of an Associate's degree and 5 years systems analysis/application development experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 7 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 5 years systems analysis/application development experience.
Familiar with application development software and hardware platforms.
Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent project management, word processing and spreadsheet software.
Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature.
Excellent problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with prior experience presenting to the target audience.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Detail-oriented.
Strong lateral thinking skills.
Experience coordinating between Applications and business units.
Experience recommending and implementing systems solutions.
Experience driving project milestones and delivery dates.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

Good understanding of the Bank's application framework.
Subject matter expert in business with knowledge or experience utilizing application/system being supported.
Advanced understanding of applications supported with a sound knowledge of interfacing/integrated applications.
Ability to work in a team environment as well as autonomously.
Ability to multitask for various components of complex projects.
Action-oriented.
Pro-active.
Advanced knowledge and focus of the entire system to work on projects outside of normal business-as-usual (BAU).

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Java Developer to design, build, and maintain a robust and scalable middleware application hosted on Azure (required)

Sufficient back-end development experience required ( Front-end/UI development is not applicable)

Serverless Principles: Understanding event-driven architecture, statelessness, and cold start considerations (required)

DevOps: Experience with Git for version control and CI/CD pipelines for deployment (required)

Java (OOP, data structures, concurrency); Spring Boot (RESTful APIs) Build Automation, Unit Testing (required)

1). Java (OOP, data structures, concurrency):

2). SpringBoot (RESTful APIs):