Senior Java Security & Authentication Engineer

Quest Oracle Community; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a senior software engineer to own the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of secure Java-based features and services. You will translate requirements into designs aligned with enterprise standards and deliver robust REST APIs and microservices in the Spring ecosystem.

The role requires 5+ years of experience with Java, Spring, and cloud-aware practices, plus strong leadership, problem solving, and collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including delivery of large-scale Java applications across multiple implementations.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices architecture.
• Demonstrated expertise in object-oriented design, common design and architectural patterns, clean code, automated testing, and code quality practices.
• Experience with relational databases, SQL, stored procedures, and Oracle database replication or performance tuning.
• Experience developing and operating applications in Unix or Linux environments.
• Experience with containerized platforms and technologies such as OpenShift, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Experience with CI/CD and engineering toolchains such as Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, and Ansible.
• Experience building solutions with cloud services and applying cloud security principles.
• Working knowledge of application security vulnerability remediation, secure software development practices, and CVE management.
• Ability to lead complex technical work, make sound engineering decisions, and deliver in a highly visible, fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support of secure Java-based features and services.
• Translate product, business, security, and operational requirements into maintainable solution designs aligned with enterprise architecture and engineering standards.
• Design and implement robust REST APIs and microservices using Java and the Spring ecosystem.
• Apply secure coding practices throughout the software development lifecycle and support remediation of CVEs.
• Deliver solutions that meet acceptance criteria while actively managing reliability, maintainability, performance, and technical debt.
• Participate in work breakdown, estimation, technical design reviews, peer code reviews, testing strategy, release planning, and delivery execution.
• Provide technical leadership for large or complex efforts, including platform upgrades, new capability deployments, and production-readiness activities.
• Investigate production issues, coordinate technical response, perform root-cause analysis, and drive durable corrective actions.
• Support technology controls, compliance activities, evidence collection, and audit requests related to assigned applications and services.
• Mentor engineers, share reusable practices, and identify skill, role, or delivery risks with the Technology Manager.

Skills

Application Development

Automation

Influence

Solution Design

Technical Strategy Development

Architecture

Business Acumen

DevOps Practices

Result Orientation

Solution Delivery Process

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

Jira

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Artifactory

Ansible

React

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a senior software engineer to own the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of secure Java-based features and services. You will translate requirements into designs aligned with enterprise standards and deliver robust REST APIs and microservices in the Spring ecosystem.

The role requires 5+ years of experience with Java, Spring, and cloud-aware practices, plus strong leadership, problem solving, and collaboration in a fast-paced environment.