GraphQL API Engineer - Cloud-Native Microservices

Xpt Software Australia Pty; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Xpt Software Australia Pty is seeking a GraphQL Developer to design, build, and modernize API-driven microservices in a cloud-native environment. You will implement GraphQL schemas, secure APIs, and integrate with enterprise systems while collaborating with Cloud, Platform, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and REST API experience, with a focus on performance, security, and governance across a managed services context.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and REST API development.
• Expertise in GraphQL schema design, resolvers, queries, mutations, and API security.
• Experience building and supporting microservices and integrating enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Strong SQL and database experience (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace, Grafana, ELK, or CloudWatch.
• Excellentcommunication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience creating technical designs, API specifications, use cases, and knowledge repositories.
• Prepare Knowledge repository for project(s).
• Willingness to learn new technologies and domain areas.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain GraphQL APIs and Java-based backend services.
• Build reusable, scalable, and secure GraphQL schemas, resolvers, and data access layers.
• Develop REST and GraphQL integrations with enterprise applications, databases, and external systems.
• Implement microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native development patterns.
• Optimize API performance, query execution, caching, and payload efficiency.
• Ensure adherence to API security standards including authentication, authorization, and data protection.
• Participate in application modernization initiatives including microservices transformation and cloud adoption.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Platform Engineering, and Architecture teams to implement scalable integration solutions.
• Support application onboarding onto cloud platforms and containerized environments.
• Assist in designing integration patterns and reusable service frameworks.
• Support SLA-driven production environments and participate in incident, problem, and change management activities.
• Perform root cause analysis and remediation of application and integration issues.
• Monitor application performance and implement proactive improvement.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, technical governance, and development standards.
• Maintain development runbooks, operational procedures, and support documentation.
• Define and maintain cloud architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and design patterns across the portfolio.
• Develop cloud transformation and modernization roadmaps aligned to business and technology strategy.
• Lead solution architecture reviews and provide governance for cloud implementations across projects and programs.
• Design and govern AWS infrastructure and platform services including EKS, EC2, VPC, Route53, Transit Gateway, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch, and related services.
• Establish secure cloud architecture patterns incorporating IAM, encryption, secrets management, network segmentation, and security best practices.
• Drive application modernization initiatives including containerization, cloud-native architectures, microservices adoption, and serverless computing.
• Collaborate with CyberSecurity teams to ensure compliance with enterprise, government, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify technology risks, technical debt, and improvement opportunities, and establish remediation roadmaps.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

GraphQL

REST API development

Microservices

AP I security

Cloud

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Git

DevOps

SQL databases

Monitoring

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Dynatrace

Grafana

ELK

CloudWatch

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Xpt Software Australia Pty is seeking a GraphQL Developer to design, build, and modernize API-driven microservices in a cloud-native environment. You will implement GraphQL schemas, secure APIs, and integrate with enterprise systems while collaborating with Cloud, Platform, and Architecture teams to deliver scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes hands-on Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and REST API experience, with a focus on performance, security, and governance across a managed services context.