Lead Java/GCP Developer

0101 The Huntington National Bank

Columbus (OH)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

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Job summary

Huntington National Bank is seeking a Lead Java/GCP developer to design and implement complex IT solutions aligned with the enterprise architecture roadmap. You will lead the technical delivery of cloud-native applications, REST APIs, and event-driven solutions using Java, Spring Boot, GCP, and Kafka.

You will collaborate with architecture, security, and product teams, participate in code reviews, and mentor staff.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business or related field/experience.
  • 5–7+ years of software engineering and enterprise application development.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, GCP, and Kafka.
  • Build and support scalable REST APIs.
  • Develop event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka and cloud-native messaging patterns.
  • Design data models and optimize performance using Bigtable and related cloud databases.
  • Understand and work with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
  • Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, security, and product teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical mentoring activities.

Skills

Java
Spring Boot
GCP
Kafka
REST APIs
CI/CD
DevOps
Git
Agile
Cloud Architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes
Maven
Swagger
JAX-RS
Jenkins
Terraform
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services
Bigtable/NoSQL

Job description

Description Summary

Lead Java/GCP developer with Spring boot framework experience, Cloud skills and AI skills. In this position, the successful candidate will design and implement complex IT solutions that are in line with the enterprise architecture roadmap. The successful candidate will: Deliver well-designed, quality software in either an agile or waterfall environment Work on a team to ensure successful delivery of solutions that add value to Huntington's colleagues and customers as-well-as achieve business objectives. Understand business requirements. Communicate clearly with business and technology stakeholders to develop a proposed solution. Be the primary technical team owner of projects and project technical deliverables.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, GCP, and Kafka.
  • Build and support scalable REST APIs.
  • Develop event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka and cloud-native messaging patterns.
  • Design data models and optimize performance using Bigtable and related cloud databases.
  • Understand and work with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices.
  • Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, security, and product teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical mentoring activities.
  • Maintains and demonstrates knowledge of technical industry trends, particularly as they apply to Huntington.
  • May assist with identifying training needs or with training of less experienced staff.
  • May serve as project leader for specific projects.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualification
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business or other related field/experience
  • 5-7+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise application development.
Top Technical Skills
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot Framework for building scalable microservices, REST API’s and distributed applications.
  • Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, including API security, versioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
  • Solid understanding of Cloud Architecture principles, including scalability, resiliency, fault tolerance, security, and high availability.
  • Proven experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including application deployment and cloud-native solution development.
  • Strong experience with Apache Kafka for event-driven architectures, asynchronous messaging, and real-time data processing.
  • Experience working with Google Cloud Bigtable or similar NoSQL databases for high-volume, low-latency workloads.
  • Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated testing, deployment automation, and monitoring.
  • Proficiency with version control systems such as Git and Agile software development methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of cloud security, authentication, authorization, and API gateway technologies.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with observability tools, including logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing solutions.
  • Highly motivated with strong organizational, analytical, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple priorities and effectively prioritize them.
  • Experience with data structures and algorithms for time and memory complexity reduction
  • Have experience with JWT mechanism for authentication, authorization, and data exchange.
  • Experience with Apache Maven Build tool to automate the build process for the entire application
  • Experience with GCP infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience with GCP Products like Cloud Run , Terraform , Big Data , Big Query
  • Experience in working on initiatives that involve business segments.
  • Expert understanding of agile concepts and an agile mindset.
  • Working knowledge of Scrum and Kanban delivery frameworks.
  • High level of professionalism and confidence with the ability to build credibility with leadership, team members, and business partners and establish effective working relationships.
  • Ability to problem-solve to produce quality deliverables on time and on budget.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to interact effectively across all organizational levels and explain technical concepts clearly and concisely to multiple layers of peers and leadership.
  • Experience with Fraud Technology hands-on software development experience in Java with knowledge of Object Oriented Design.
  • In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment) Experience with J2EE, Spring Boot, Web Services, REST API development and consumption Agile development, build processes, testing, and operations.
  • Knowledge of SQL and experience working with a RDBMS like Oracle or MySQL
  • Troubleshoot and debug applications Experience with development of RESTful web services using JAX-RS and used Swagger for REST API documentation.
  • Build and maintain code repositories and code migrations using CI/CD strategies (GIT, SVN, CSV, Jenkins).
  • Experience with creating and maintaining architecture for Restful API using Spring Boot.
  • Hands on experience with writing SQL queries, stored procedures and triggers in databases via Oracle and DB2.
  • Have used Swagger and API testing tools
  • Possess 3+ year of professional experience in leading development team members and partnering with business and operational partners
Nice-to-Have / Added Advantage
  • Knowledge of Digital Assets, tokenization, digital wallets, blockchain-based ecosystems, or digital payment platforms.
  • Experience integrating with financial services platforms, payment networks, or digital asset custody solutions.
  • Understanding of digital asset lifecycle management, tokenized deposits, and emerging digital banking technologies
AI and Emerging Technologies
  • Proactive in identifying opportunities to leverage approved AI-assisted development tools and emerging technologies to improve solution design, code quality, testing, documentation, and delivery efficiency, while ensuring data security, regulatory compliance, and engineering accountability.
Exempt Status

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay) Yes

Workplace Type

Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice

Visit Huntington's Career Web Site for more details.

Company Culture and Values

Welcome to Huntington! At Huntington, we look out for people. From reinventing banking with game-changing innovations to building an internal culture that creates lifelong bonds, together, we can make people’s lives better. And amazing things happen when we look out for each other. We prove it every day. Whether it’s helping a colleague or collaborating on a new tool that will revolutionize the way people save money, our actions can have a huge impact. Our colleagues look out for people with a Can-Do Attitude, Service Heart and Forward Thinking. Those are our values—simple but powerful. Each of them pushes us do the right thing, to do right by people. Because people are what matter. If that sounds like you, we hope you’ll apply to join our team. If you’d like to learn more about how Huntington looks out for people, visit https://www.huntington.com/lookingout

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