Full Stack Java Developer with AWS on our W2

Empowerllp; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Empowerllp located in Reston, Virginia, is seeking an experienced Java Developer with over 10 years of hands-on development experience. The ideal candidate should have strong recent experience in Java 17 or 21 and cloud migration projects, especially to AWS.

Furthermore, familiarity with Angular, Bootstrap, and DevOps practices is required. The role requires excellent communication skills and experience working in agile environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE development experience.
• Strong recent experience with Java17 or 21.
• Solid experience in cloud migration projects, especially to AWS (EC2, EKS).
• Strong understanding of cloud-native development, containerization, and orchestration.
• Experience working with DevOps/CI-CD pipelines.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Cloud migration

Cloud-native development

Angular

Bootstrap

DevOps/CI-CD pipelines

GIT/Bitbucket

Jenkins

API Management tools

RESTful services

Message queues (MQ)

Relational databases (DB2)

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes/EKS

Job description

• 10+ years of hands‑on Java/J2EE development experience.
• Strong recent experience with Java17 or 21.
• Solid experience in cloud migration projects, especially to AWS (EC2, EKS).
• Strong understanding of cloud-native development, containerization, and orchestration.
• Experience with Angular (2+ or AngularJS) and Bootstrap for frontend needs.
• Experience working with DevOps/CI-CD pipelines.
• Strong experience using GIT/Bitbucket, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Experience with API Management tools and RESTful service development.
• Understanding of message queues (MQ) and relational databases (DB2 preferred).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Agile/Scrum experience in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes/EKS).
• Knowledge of enterprise cloud security and best practices.
• Experience in large‑scale application modernization projects