Java Developer: Security, Spring Boot & AWS (Hybrid)

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Solutions Services, LLC is seeking two Java Developer Consultants for a long-term contract in Newark, NJ, with hybrid work and potential remote options. You will remediate security findings, continue Spring Boot development, and own Playwright automation stories, while leveraging AWS, IBM MQ, and diverse tooling.

The role requires hands-on Java/Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and strong security experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience remediating application security or dependency vulnerabilities and applying secure coding practices.
• Experience designing and supporting REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise application integrations.
• Strong SQL Server experience, including complex query development, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on AWS experience with Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS, and RDS.

Responsibilities

• Analyze security findings and remediate vulnerabilities in Java and Spring Boot application code, third-party libraries, frameworks, Apache Tomcat, and cloud components.
• Upgrade vulnerable dependencies and platform components; apply secure coding practices; complete impact analysis, code review, documentation, and remediation evidence.
• Execute unit and integration testing and partner with testers on functional, regression, and security validation to protect application stability.
• Develop and deliver Spring Boot stories, including REST APIs, microservices, backend services, database integrations, defect fixes, and technical enhancements.
• Develop and maintain Playwright automation stories to improve regression coverage, repeatability, and testing efficiency; support Selenium tests where applicable.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, SQL Server, IBM MQ, Apache Tomcat, and AWS.
• Build and support event-driven and message-based integrations using IBM MQ, Amazon SQS, and Amazon SNS.
• Use AWS Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS, and RDS to develop, monitor, troubleshoot, and support cloud workloads.
• Monitor application health, analyze logs and traces, identify root causes, and support incident resolution using Dynatrace, Splunk, and CloudWatch.
• Use Git for source control and team development workflows; use IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, Postman, WinSCP, SSMS, and pgAdmin 4 as applicable.
• Collaborate daily with the Product Owner, Technical Lead, Business Analyst, testers, and developers during refinement, sprint planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Use Microsoft Copilot and Claude for approved engineering work including analysis, coding, debugging, test creation, and documentation while following security and data-handling standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Agile/Scrum

Security remediation

Playwright

Selenium

AWS

Dynatrace/Splunk

Git

CI/CD

API security

Tools

IntelliJ IDEA

VS Code

Postman

WinSCP

SSMS

pgAdmin 4

Job description

Creative Solutions Services, LLC is seeking two Java Developer Consultants for a long-term contract in Newark, NJ, with hybrid work and potential remote options. You will remediate security findings, continue Spring Boot development, and own Playwright automation stories, while leveraging AWS, IBM MQ, and diverse tooling.

The role requires hands-on Java/Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, and strong security experience.