Senior Java/AWS Tech Lead

Programmers.io; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers.io is seeking a Senior Java/AWS Tech Lead to drive architecture and delivery of enterprise applications onsite in San Antonio, TX. You will mentor distributed teams, define patterns, and lead design reviews for scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.

You will build event-driven pipelines with Kafka, implement secure REST APIs, and champion CI/CD, DevSecOps, and resilience practices across the delivery lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and AWS platforms.
• Experience leading enterprise software development and architecture decisions.
• Strong background in cloud-native design, CI/CD, and DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of enterprise apps using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and AWS.
• Define architecture, patterns, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor teams; conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and design walkthroughs.

Skills

Java 11/17+

Spring Boot

Spring MVC

Spring Security

Spring Cloud

JPA / Hibernate

Apache Kafka

Kafka Streams

Confluent Platform

Event-Driven Architecture

Asynchronous Messaging

AWS EC2

AWS ECS / EKS

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

S3

RDS

DynamoDB

SQS

SNS

CloudWatch

IAM

Microservices Architecture

DDD

Service Discovery

API Gateway Patterns

Distributed Transactions

Resiliency Patterns

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Oracle

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

OpenAPI / Swagger

JSON

OAuth 2.0

JWT

Splunk

ELK Stack

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Role: Senior Java/AWS Tech Lead

Location: San Antonio, TX (Onsite)

Duration: 6+ months

ROLE_DESCRIPTION

Technical Leadership

• Lead the design and development of enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and AWS.
• Define technical architecture, solution patterns, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to development teams.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and design walkthroughs.
• Drive technical decision-making and technology roadmaps.

Application Development

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build reusable frameworks and shared components.
• Develop REST APIs and event-driven services.
• Implement fault-tolerant and high-availability solutions.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Kafka & Event-Driven Architecture
• Design and implement Kafka-based event streaming solutions.
• Create producers, consumers, and stream-processing applications.
• Define topic strategies, partitioning, retention policies, and message schemas.
• Monitor and optimize Kafka cluster performance.
• Implement asynchronous integration patterns and real-time data processing.

AWS Cloud Engineering

• Design and deploy cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Build highly available and scalable cloud solutions.
• Optimize cloud cost, security, and operational efficiency.
• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
• API & Integration Development
• Design enterprise-grade RESTful APIs.
• Develop secure integration solutions with internal and external systems.
• Implement API security, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
• Build integration services using event-based and synchronous communication patterns.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Establish CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Implement DevSecOps practices.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployments.
• Improve release quality through automation and monitoring.

Delivery & Team Management

• Lead distributed onshore/offshore development teams.
• Estimate project efforts and participate in release planning.
• Track delivery risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, architects, QA teams, and product owners.
• Support Agile ceremonies and sprint execution.
• These responsibilities align with the Technical Lead expectations found in enterprise project documentation, including task assignment, deliverable reviews, risk management, project estimation, technical guidance, and cross-team coordination.

SKILLS_REQUIRED

Core Technologies

• Java 11/17+
• Spring Boot
• Spring MVC
• Spring Security
• Spring Cloud
• JPA / Hibernate

Messaging & Streaming

• Apache Kafka
• Kafka Streams
• Confluent Platform
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Asynchronous Messaging

Cloud Technologies

• AWS EC2
• AWS ECS / EKS
• AWS Lambda
• API Gateway
• S3
• RDS
• DynamoDB
• SQS
• SNS
• CloudWatch
• IAM

Microservices

• Microservices Architecture
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Service Discovery
• API Gateway Patterns
• Distributed Transactions
• Resiliency Patterns

DevOps

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• Terraform

Databases

• Oracle
• PostgreSQL

API Technologies

• REST APIs
• OpenAPI / Swagger
• JSON
• OAuth 2.0
• JWT

Monitoring & Observability

• Splunk
• ELK Stack
• Grafana
• Prometheus

KEYWORDS

Good knowledge about P&C Insurance