Java/J2EE & Microservices Developer/Lead - Remote

NTT America, Inc.; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is seeking a Java/J2EE & Microservices Developer/Lead in Toronto. This role involves leading a team in developing scalable microservices, providing technical guidance, and ensuring application performance. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years in software development, with specific expertise in Java, microservices, and team leadership.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software development and delivery.
• 2+ years as a Java Technical Lead or equivalent.
• Experience in designing microservices-based architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Java developers in microservices development.
• Provide technical guidance on coding standards and best practices.
• Architect microservices and define APIs.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

CI/CD

Application Support

Tools

Jenkins

Weblogic

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Java/J2EE & Microservices Developer/Lead - Remote

NTT DATA seeks a Java/J2EE & Microservices Tech Lead to lead the development and support activities of enterprise‑level applications. The role involves technical leadership, hands‑on designing and developing scalable, resilient microservices architectures, interacting with clients to understand requirements, presenting solutions, and guiding delivery.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Java/J2EE developers in designing, developing, and maintaining microservices‑based applications.
• Provide technical guidance on architecture, best practices, coding standards, and code reviews.
• Architect microservices and define APIs for seamless integration.
• Ensure proper data management, fault tolerance, and scalability in microservices design.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes.
• Implement DevOps best practices including version control, automated builds, automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment.
• Manage and monitor application performance, availability, and security.
• Use tools like Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift to streamline development, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Design and develop scalable, efficient, and secure microservices using Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, and related frameworks.
• Collaborate with product managers and business analysts to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Guide the team for and review work packet estimation.
• Lead the application support, troubleshooting, and issue resolution to ensure high system reliability and availability.
• Maintain and improve existing legacy applications and participate in refactoring efforts.
• Establish and oversee monitoring solutions for batch job executions and application health and performance.
• Proactively identify, diagnose, and resolve issues related to batch processing and application performance.
• Implement alerting and reporting mechanisms to ensure timely responses to failures or performance degradation.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by analyzing system metrics, incident reports, and user feedback.
• Identify opportunities for process automation, performance optimization, and quality enhancements.
• Lead or contribute to technical workshops, training sessions, and updated documentation to foster ongoing skill development.
• Interact with clients to understand requirements, present solutions, and collaborate between client stakeholders and the team to resolve queries and issues.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders about project progress, technical challenges, and risk mitigation.
• Participate in project planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
• Enforce code quality and security standards through automated testing and code reviews.
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory policies.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 12+ years in software development and delivery.
• 2+ years as a Java Technical Lead (or equivalent lead/architect role) with team management responsibilities.
• 8+ years Java / J2EE: strong core Java, concurrency, JVM tuning, and J2EE concepts.
• 5+ years Spring Framework / Spring Boot / Microservices: designing and implementing microservices‑based architectures.
• 5+ years REST APIs / API design: API contract design, versioning, and security best practices.
• 3+ years with Docker Containerization — building images and best practices for containers.
• 2+ years with Kubernetes container orchestration— deployment patterns, Helm, service discovery.
• 3+ years Weblogic hands‑on experience deploying and managing applications on Weblogic (preferred strong experience).
• 2+ years Frontend (Angular) ability to collaborate on frontend integration and review client‑side code.
• 5 Years Relational Databases – design, performance tuning, stored procedures (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• 3+ years DevOps / CI/CD – Jenkins, pipeline‑as‑code, automated builds, artifact management.
• 2+ years monitoring & observability, application and batch job monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, etc.).
• 2+ years batch jobs / scheduling – design and troubleshooting of batch processes and job orchestration.
• 3+ years application support practice – incident management, runbooks, SLAs.

Work time: Eastern Time Zone.

NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For Pay Transparency information, please click here (http://us.nttdata.com/en/compliance#ppnp). For EEO rights, click here (http://us.nttdata.com/en/compliance#know-your-rights).