Senior Java Backend Engineer — Cloud, Microservices, AWS

Science Applications International Corp.; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) seeks a senior Java Backend Developer with cloud experience in Ashburn, VA. The role involves hands-on design, development, and integration testing for a Java backend with messaging and transaction processing in an Agile setting.

You will work closely with leads, mentor juniors, and support deployment and production issues. The ideal candidate has deep Java/J2EE expertise, AWS cloud experience, and familiarity with NoSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 9+ years software development experience.
• 9+ years Java J2EE/JEE design and development of large-scale enterprise software.
• 5+ years Cloud experience with serverless like AWS Lambda.
• Experience with NoSQL DBs (MongoDB, DocumentDB, DynamoDB).
• Docker and Kubernetes experience.
• Spring Boot/AWS cloud experience.
• Web/Micro Services; SQL DBs (Oracle preferred).
• XML/JSON; Unix/Linux.
• Proficient JDBC/JPA/Hibernate; strong SQL; design patterns.
• CI/CD tools: GitLab/JIRA/Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with tech lead to design, develop, test, and validate a Java backend application with messaging and transaction processing.
• Code hands-on and mentor junior team members.
• Work in Agile environment to understand requirements and iterate solutions.

Skills

Java/J2EE

AWS cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

NoSQL databases

SQL databases

XML/JSON

Unix/Linux

CI/CD

Jira/GitLab/Jenkins

Education

B.S. in CS/Engineering

Masters in CS/related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

WebLogic/WebSphere/JBOSS

Oracle

Job description

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) seeks a senior Java Backend Developer with cloud experience in Ashburn, VA. The role involves hands-on design, development, and integration testing for a Java backend with messaging and transaction processing in an Agile setting.

You will work closely with leads, mentor juniors, and support deployment and production issues. The ideal candidate has deep Java/J2EE expertise, AWS cloud experience, and familiarity with NoSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes.