Senior Software Engineer

Kinesso; Selangor; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Malaysia is seeking a Cloud Engineer to enhance and refactor Java applications for deployment across multiple cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have more than 5 years of experience, a strong understanding of microservices and Java frameworks, and hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure services. Responsibilities include maintaining CI/CD pipelines and providing technical leadership. This position offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud technologies and requires strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Java development experience, specifically with frameworks like Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of deploying applications in Kubernetes and utilizing Helm.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services, preferably AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to enhance Java applications for multi-cloud deployment.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot existing systems for performance and reliability.

Skills

Java development

Microservices

RESTful APIs

Kubernetes

Cloud services

CI/CD tools

Problem-solving

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

Helm

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Enablement
  • Collaborate with multiple application teams to enhance and refactor an existing Java-based application for deployment across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
  • Integrate cloud-native services and optimize configurations for each cloud provider.
• Single Tenancy Architecture
  • Refactor both application and persistence layers to support single-tenant deployments.
  • Ensure tenant data isolation, scalability, and maintainability across environments.
• Deployment & DevOps
  • Maintain and improve Helm charts for Kubernetes-based deployments.
  • Manage CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments across environments.
  • Oversee and maintain data seeding, data migration scripts, and deployment templates.
• Application Maintenance
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and optimize existing systems for performance and reliability.
  • Ensure application scalability and security best practices are met.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentor junior developers where needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Java development experience (Spring Boot or similar frameworks).
• Strong understanding of microservices, RESTful APIs, and containerized applications.
• Proven experience deploying Java applications on Kubernetes using Helm.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS, GCP, and/or Azure cloud services.
• Experience working with different cloud databases and storage solutions, such as AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL, AWS S3, GCP GCS, and similar services.
• Experience in database schema design, data migration, and multi‑tenant architecture.
• Solid knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions).

Good to have

• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Understanding security and compliance in cloud environments.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Self‑driven with the ability to take ownership of complex technical challenges.