Graphql Developer

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

Job Description:

TheGraphQL(GQL) Developer is responsiblefor designing, developing, maintaining, and supporting scalable API andintegration solutions usingGraphQLand Java technologies. The rolewill work closely with application, platform, cloud, and architecture teams todeliver secure, high-performing, and reusable services that enable digitalmodernization and cloud-native application development across the portfolio.

This positionwill contribute to the development of modern microservices-based architectures,API governance, integration patterns, and continuous improvement initiativeswhile supporting operational excellence within a managed services environment.

• Design, develop, andmaintainGraphQLAPIs and Java-based backend services.

• Build reusable,scalable, and secureGraphQLschemas, resolvers, and data accesslayers.

• Develop RESTandGraphQLintegrations with enterprise applications,databases, and external systems.

• Implementmicroservices using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud-native developmentpatterns.

• Optimize API performance,query execution, caching, and payload efficiency.

• Ensure adherence toAPI security standards including authentication, authorization, and dataprotection.

• Participate inapplication modernization initiatives including microservicestransformation and cloud adoption.

• Collaborate withCloud, Platform Engineering, and Architecture teams to implement scalableintegration solutions.

• Supportapplicationonboardingonto cloud platforms and containerized environments.

• Assist in designingintegration patterns and reusable service frameworks.

• Support SLA-drivenproduction environments and participate inincident, problem,and change management activities.

• Perform root causeanalysis and remediation of application and integration issues.

• Monitor applicationperformance and implement proactive improvement

• Contribute toarchitecture reviews, technical governance, and development standards.

• Maintain developmentrunbooks, operational procedures, and support documentation.

• Define and maintaincloud architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, anddesign patterns across the portfolio.

• Develop cloudtransformation and modernization roadmaps aligned to business andtechnology strategy

• Lead solutionarchitecture reviews and provide governance for cloud implementationsacross projects and programs.

• Design and govern AWSinfrastructure and platform services including EKS, EC2, VPC, Route53,Transit Gateway, S3, RDS, IAM, Lambda, CloudWatch, and related services.

• Establish secure cloudarchitecture patterns incorporating Identity and Access Management (IAM),encryption, secrets management, network segmentation, and security bestpractices.

• Drive applicationmodernization initiatives including containerization, cloud-native architectures,microservicesadoption, and serverless computing.

• Collaborate with CyberSecurity teams to ensure compliance with enterprise, government, andregulatory requirements.

• Identify technologyrisks, technical debt, and improvement opportunities, and establishremediation roadmaps

Your responsibilities will also include gathering system and user requirements,building modules and testing features before release. You must havehands-on experience developing,deploying,and maintainingfunctional, secure and high-quality applications. To be successful in this roleyou willhave:

• Experience working inSLA-driven / managed services (BAU) environments with incident, problem,and change management practices.

• Strong hands-onexperience inJava, Spring Boot,GraphQL, and REST APIdevelopment.

• Expertise inGraphQLschemadesign, resolvers, queries, mutations, and API security.

• Experience buildingand supportingmicroservicesand integrating enterpriseapplications.

• Knowledge ofAWS,Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development practices.

• Familiarity withCI/CDpipelines, Git, automated testing, and DevOps practices.

• Strong SQL anddatabase experience (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.).

• Experience withmonitoring and observability tools such asDynatrace, Grafana,ELK, or CloudWatch.

• Excellentcommunication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience creatingtechnical designs, API specifications, use cases, and knowledgerepositories.

• PrepareKnowledgerepository for project(s)

• Willingness to learnnew technologies and domain areas.