Senior Java Architect & API Lead | AWS EKS

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America; Woodbridge Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lead Developer at TIAA in Iselin, NJ, hybrid role, designs and configures software to meet business needs, leading Java solutions (Spring Boot/Spring Batch) for enterprise platforms, and guiding architecture and delivery across teams.

This position requires 5+ years of Java experience, API security, AWS EKS, containerization, and strong collaboration with business analysts and data teams to deliver scalable, reliable software.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Java development with Java 17+.
• Deep expertise in Spring Boot and Spring Batch.
• Experience designing external customer-facing APIs at enterprise scale.
• Proficiency with AWS EKS, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, CloudBees, ArgoCD).

Responsibilities

• Leads the design and development of production-quality Java solutions for enterprise platforms.
• Provides technical leadership across the development lifecycle and mentors teammates.
• Partners with analysts and integration teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Designs and maintains external customer-facing APIs at scale with security and reliability.

Skills

Java development

Spring Boot

Spring Batch

External APIs

AWS EKS

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Jenkins

CloudBees

ArgoCD

OpenAPI/Swagger

AI-assisted development tools

Observability tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS EKS

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

CloudBees

ArgoCD

OpenAPI/Swagger

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

The Lead Developer at TIAA in Iselin, NJ, hybrid role, designs and configures software to meet business needs, leading Java solutions (Spring Boot/Spring Batch) for enterprise platforms, and guiding architecture and delivery across teams.

This position requires 5+ years of Java experience, API security, AWS EKS, containerization, and strong collaboration with business analysts and data teams to deliver scalable, reliable software.