Lead Java Developer – Hybrid (Lansing Area)

I O DATASPHERE; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) seeks a Lead Java Developer to provide technical leadership for complex Java applications, especially the eCR Rules Engine project. The role emphasizes design, development, and governance to align with business needs and standards.

The candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, ensure architecture quality, security, and long-term sustainability while guiding the team through Agile processes and enterprise-wide solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience developing enterprise Java applications.
• Experience reviewing technical designs to maintain enterprise standards.
• Strong hands-on with Java 17/21, Spring Boot, Spring Security, REST APIs.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL design, and performance tuning.
• Cloud and CI/CD experience, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps.
• Healthcare integrations such as HL7/FHIR/eCR.
• Ability to lead Agile teams and drive technical roadmaps.
• Experience with Drools or rule engines and JBOSS/SOA environments.
• Proficient in data modeling and SQL/PL-SQL development.
• Knowledge of messaging (Kafka/SQS) and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to the application development team.
• Oversee design, development, and integration of Java applications.
• Review architecture for security, scalability and data integrity.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

HL7/FHIR

Kafka

Agile

Data Modeling

Git

Drools

Hibernate/JPA

QA/Unit Testing

SOA

AI familiarity

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Eclipse

STS

Drools

Hibernate/JPA

Azure DevOps

Job description

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) seeks a Lead Java Developer to provide technical leadership for complex Java applications, especially the eCR Rules Engine project. The role emphasizes design, development, and governance to align with business needs and standards.

The candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, ensure architecture quality, security, and long-term sustainability while guiding the team through Agile processes and enterprise-wide solutions.