Senior Java Platform Development Engineer - Advanced- NYC, NY

Innova Solutions Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401(k)

HSA & FSA

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking a Senior Java Platform Development Engineer to own backend services and deployment orchestration across ECS, Kubernetes, and serverless targets. You will work on CLI tooling, secure coding, and observability while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a contract-to-hire role.

The role emphasizes end-to-end platform delivery, ADRs, and cross-team collaboration, with a strong focus on zero-downtime deployments and scalable architecture.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Java development with Spring Boot and RESTful microservices.
• Experience with containerised deployments and cloud-based infra.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Responsibilities

• Design & Deliver ODE Platform Features: end-to-end tooling and services.
• Ensure secure, production-quality code with security standards.
• Create ADRs, architecture diagrams, and deployment docs.
• Build and maintain APM dashboards and logging pipelines.
• Contribute to engineering communities and share knowledge.
• Mentor junior engineers and support cross-team initiatives.

Skills

Java development

Spring Boot

RESTful API design

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Database experience

CI/CD pipelines

Agile SDLC

Security-aware development

Monitoring & observability

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Bitbucket Pipelines

Job description

We're Looking for a Sr Java Platform Development Engineer

Position type: Contract to Hire Duration: Estimated 3-6 Months

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Platform Development team building and evolving the On-Demand Environments platform - an internal self-service deployment orchestration system used by hundreds of application teams. You will own backend services, command-line tooling, and AI-powered Claude Skills that automate the full deployment lifecycle across Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Kubernetes, and serverless targets.

Job Responsibilities

• Design & Deliver ODE Platform Features: Own end-to-end delivery of ODE command-line tooling, backend services (Java / Spring Boot), and deployment orchestration integrations. Design for correctness, observability, and resilience across distributed cloud deployments.
• Secure, Production-Quality Code: Write secure, high-quality production code adhering to application security standards (injection prevention, authentication, authorization). Implement deployment prerequisite checks, credential vault integrations, and access management workflows.
• Architecture & Design Artifacts: Produce and maintain high-level design documents, architecture decision records (ADRs), and deployment architecture diagrams. Ensure design constraints around scalability, availability, and zero-downtime deployments are reflected in code and validated through automated checks.
• Data & Observability: Build and maintain application performance monitoring (APM) dashboards and structured logging pipelines. Proactively identify deployment failure patterns from telemetry and translate insights into platform improvements.
• Developer Experience & Community: Contribute to engineering communities of practice around ODE best practices, Claude Skills development, and deployment automation. Share lessons learned from real-world delivery back into shared knowledge bases and team documentation.
• Inclusive Team Culture: Champion diversity, inclusion, and psychological safety within the team. Actively mentor junior engineers and participate in cross-team platform initiatives.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities & Skills

• Hands-on Java development with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security; experience building RESTful microservices deployed to containerised environments.
• Experience with microservices architecture and RESTful API design.
• Proficiency with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Database experience across CockroachDB, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation - Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines; automated build, test, and artifact promotion workflows.
• Agile SDLC: hands-on delivery in Scrum or Kanban teams, sprint planning, backlog grooming, definition of done, and iterative release practices.
• APM and observability: Dynatrace, structured logging (SLF4J / Log4j), Splunk.
• Version control workflows: Git, Bitbucket, fork-and-PR model, conventional commits, peer code review.
• Security-aware development: OWASP top 10, secure coding standards, vulnerability remediation, and change management workflows.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities & Skills

• Proficiency in Go for CLI tooling - command parsing, OpenAPI-generated clients, cross-platform binary distribution.
• Familiarity with deployment orchestration platforms and automated deployment pipeline models.
• Experience with blue-green and canary deployment strategies for zero-downtime releases.
• Familiarity with metrics and monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Geneos.
• Understanding of distributed tracing: Jaeger, Zipkin.
• Knowledge of messaging systems: Kafka, IBM MQ.
• Hands-on experience with ServiceNow ITSM workflows for access requests and change management.
• Contribution to open-source or internal engineering communities, tech talks, or published architecture decision records (ADRs).

Technology Stack

Languages Java 21, Go 1.25 (preferred), Python 3.10+.

Frameworks Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA.

ODE Platform ODE CLI, ODE Driver, Deployment Orchestration, Claude Skills.

Cloud / Infra Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Kubernetes, Lambda; Terraform, CloudFormation.

Databases CockroachDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.

Observability Dynatrace, Splunk, Log4j / SLF4J, Prometheus, Grafana.

CI/CD Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines.

Security OWASP standards, credential vault integration, ITSM change management.

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*: $ 80 - 90/Hr.

Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS:

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

• Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024)
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/

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