Senior Java Engineer - Spring Boot, AWS & CI/CD

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.); Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Sr. Java Developer for a contract role in Cincinnati, OH.

The candidate should have 5+ years of hands-on Java experience, strong Spring Boot skills, and deep AWS knowledge. Infra as code with Terraform and CI/CD with Jenkins are essential, along with REST APIs and database proficiency. The role demands participation across the full SDLC, with onsite work in Cincinnati.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Java software development experience.
• Strong experience with Java 8/11/17 and OOP principles.
• Hands-on with microservices using Spring Boot.
• Experience with REST APIs, JSON and API integration.
• AWS services exposure: EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC, etc.
• Terraform for IaC and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
• Git proficiency and relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle).
• Knowledge of design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and testing (JUnit/Mockito).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable Java applications.
• Participate in SDLC from requirements to deployment and support.
• Develop RESTful APIs and microservices with Spring Boot.
• Leverage AWS for cloud-native solutions and IaC via Terraform.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
• Perform code reviews, debugging, and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions.
• Ensure security best practices and comprehensive documentation.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

REST APIs

CI/CD

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Sr. Java Developer for a contract role in Cincinnati, OH.

The candidate should have 5+ years of hands-on Java experience, strong Spring Boot skills, and deep AWS knowledge. Infra as code with Terraform and CI/CD with Jenkins are essential, along with REST APIs and database proficiency. The role demands participation across the full SDLC, with onsite work in Cincinnati.