Java AWS Engineer

Ports North

Westerville (OH)

On-site

USD 75,768 - 103,320

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Ports North is seeking a Java AWS Engineer for a contract-to-hire opportunity in Columbus, Ohio. This role involves defining architecture for debit and payments services, leading technical ownership, and driving modernization initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have experience with Java and AWS, as well as understanding of high-volume transaction platforms. A Bachelor's degree and over 5 years of experience are required. Competitive compensation is offered.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

Define and evolve target-state architecture for debit and payments services.
Lead domain-level technical ownership across multiple services.
Drive modernization initiatives with clear risk management plans.
Establish and enforce API governance and engineering standards.
Improve reliability through service level indicators and planning.
Build observability practices for synchronous and asynchronous workflows.
Partner with security and compliance stakeholders for secure practices.
Standardize event streaming and messaging practices.
Mentor and coach senior engineers.

Skills

Java

AWS

Kafka

AI for development

Supporting debit/payments platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

We have partnered with our client in their search for a Java AWS Engineer for a contract to hire opportunity in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities

Define and evolve target-state architecture for debit and payments services using modern distributed-systems patterns
Lead domain-level technical ownership across multiple services, ensuring high availability, low latency, and operational excellence
Drive modernization initiatives, including platform upgrades and decomposition efforts, with clear risk management and rollback plans
Establish and enforce API governance, schema/versioning practices, and engineering standards through design reviews and reference implementations
Improve reliability through service level indicators/service level objectives, runbooks, post-incident learning, and capacity planning
Build and mature observability practices, including distributed tracing and metrics that cover synchronous and asynchronous workflows
Partner with security, risk, and compliance stakeholders to ensure secure engineering practices and audit-ready controls
Standardize event streaming and messaging practices, including idempotency, retry strategies, and dead-letter queue handling
Mentor and coach senior and lead engineers, strengthening engineering practices across squads
Communicate technical strategy, tradeoffs, and delivery plans to senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners

Skills Required

Java
AWS
Kafka
Experience using AI for development
Experience supporting debit, payments, or other high-volume transaction platforms in regulated environment is a plus

Education & Work Experience