Principal Java Engineer

RE Partners; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 145,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

RE Partners in the United States is seeking an experienced Lead Software Reliability Engineer to drive CI/CD, testing, and safe automated deployments. The role is roughly 70% coding and configuration, with focus on modern DevOps practices and resilient deployments across environments.

The ideal candidate will lead by example, upgrade libraries and runtimes, containerize apps, and implement strong observability and security patterns while collaborating with development teams on rapid release

Qualifications

• Several years of experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) using multiple test frameworks.
• Excellent understanding of automation testing approaches and ability to drive outcomes with AI support.
• Proficiency in JVM languages and/or TypeScript.
• Highest quality coding skills.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices for critical systems.
• Familiar with multiple CI/CD systems.
• Competent with Docker and Openshift.
• Actively embracing AI coding.
• Experience with build automation tools (Gradle, Maven, npm).
• Competent with Linux (RedHat).
• Spring framework skills are advantageous.
• Ansible skills are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct targeted engagements with development teams for safe, rapid release cadence and vulnerability resolution.
• Wrap applications with a suite of tests, including smoke tests for deploys.
• Source and integrate test data, implement data masking in lower environments.
• Upgrade runtimes (Java, NPM) and containerize applications where feasible.
• Update dependencies to latest major versions; keep systems current.
• Implement continuous library updates using Renovate.
• Introduce best practice source control and branch management.
• Improve code review processes and security patterns.
• Ensure authentication and authorization best practices.
• Simplify and automate deployment processes, including database changes with Liquibase.
• Introduce standard observability patterns.
• Overhaul exception handling and logging.
• Support resilient cross-datacenter deployment topologies.

Skills

TDD frameworks

Automation testing

JVM languages

TypeScript

Secure coding

CI/CD systems

Docker

Openshift

Gradle/Maven/npm

Linux

Spring framework

Ansible

Tools

Docker

Openshift

Gradle

Maven

npm

Ansible

Liquibase

Job description

Hello from RE Partners!

Who We Are:

We are a fast growing business and technology consultant company co-founded in 2019. We offer a custom-tailored, white-glove engineering service fit for our clients, because a digital transformation is more than just technology. With a successful track record of being a preferred vendor for Fortune 500 companies and as a trusted partner for some of the industry's leading companies, our global talent has helped many clients achieve their goals.

The 3 G’s Of RE

• “Get Shit Done.”
• “Get Over Shit.”
• “Give a Shit.”

Lead Software Reliability Engineer

We are seeking experienced, hands-on Software Reliability Engineers to act as evangelists for continuous integration, testing, and safe, automated deployments. This is a practical DevOps and SRE role for practitioners who lead by example to make change safe and easy for development teams. The position is roughly 70% coding and configuration.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct targeted engagements with development teams facing challenges getting to safe and rapid release cadence, or struggling with vulnerability resolution.
• Wrapping the application in a suite of well-designed tests, most of which can run locally, including smoke tests to be run as part of the deployment process.
• Sourcing and integrating appropriate test data, implementing data masking in lower environments
• Upgrading to supported runtimes (generally Java or NPM).
• Containerizing applications where feasible.
• Upgrading open-source libraries to their latest available major versions (e.g., migrating from Spring 2).
• Upgrading to the latest version of all dependencies, whether installed software, libraries, internal code, base images or operating system. Implementing processes that allow us seamlessly to stay current
• Implementing continuous library updates using Renovate.
• Introducing best practice source control and branch management
• Improving code review processes
• Ensuring best practice security patterns, secrets management, authentication and authorisation
• Simplifying and automating application deployment processes, including automated database changes with Liquibase and installed software with Ansible.
• Introducing standard observability patterns.
• Overhauling exception handling and logging.
• Implementing resilient hot-hot cross-datacenter deployment topologies.

Required Qualifications

• Several years of experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) using multiple test frameworks.
• Really excellent understanding of the different approaches to automation testing and an ability to choose the best approach and drive outcomes with AI support
• Proficiency in JVM languages and/or TypeScript.
• Highest quality coding skills
• An excellent understanding of safe practices for critical systems, including deployment architecture and observability
• At home with multiple continuous integration and deployment systems
• Excellent understanding of secure coding practices
• Competent with Docker and Openshift
• Actively embracing AI coding
• Comfortable with build automation tools such as Gradle, Maven, and npm.
• Competent with (RedHat ) Linux
• Spring framework skills are advantageous.
• Ansible skills are advantageous.

The base salary range for this position is $145,000.00 - $175,000.00 annually. This range represents the good-faith minimum and maximum salary the Company believes it would pay for this role at the time of this posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, internal equity, and business needs.

Join Our Global Team:

Join us in shaping the future of business technology consulting and transforming the way organizations thrive in a digital world. As a diverse, woman-owned global business, we pride ourselves on keeping talent happy - our 7% attrition rate speaks volumes.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.