Senior Java & Scala Security Engineer (AKKA, Kafka)

Artifintech; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Artifintech is seeking a senior security-focused software engineer to review findings from the Application Security team and implement robust fixes in Java/Scala JVM environments. You will drive test covering unit and integration tests while aligning with secure coding practices.

The role emphasizes authentication, transport security, secrets handling, input validation, and scalable remediation across multiple locations, with a strong focus on testable, repeatable solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Java software development experience.
• 3+ years of Scala software development experience.
• 2+ years AKKA development experience.
• Experience working with Kafka.
• Experience working with Postgres.
• Experience with writing unit tests.

Responsibilities

• Review findings identified by our Application Security team alongside the Clearing development lead, and develop a clear understanding of the vulnerability pattern and root cause.
• Design and implement code fixes with an emphasis on consistent, repeatable solutions where the same vulnerability pattern appears in multiple locations.
• Write or update unit and integration tests to validate fixes and prevent regression.
• Follow existing coding standards and participate in code review with the development lead prior to merge.
• The vulnerability categories in scope span authentication and authorization controls, transport security, secrets handling, input validation, and related secure coding domains.

Skills

Java

Scala

AKKA

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Unit Testing

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Artifintech is seeking a senior security-focused software engineer to review findings from the Application Security team and implement robust fixes in Java/Scala JVM environments. You will drive test covering unit and integration tests while aligning with secure coding practices.

The role emphasizes authentication, transport security, secrets handling, input validation, and scalable remediation across multiple locations, with a strong focus on testable, repeatable solutions.