Senior Java & Spring Boot Integration Lead | Microservices

BC Forward; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a Senior Java / Spring Boot Integration Developer to join our dynamic team in Charlotte, NC. The ideal candidate will design and build integrations using Spring Boot and Spring Integration DSL, including microservices and containerized deployments.

Responsibilities include implementing REST APIs, Kafka or ActiveMQ messaging, and collaborating with DevOps on CI/CD. Strong Java, Spring, Docker, and Kubernetes experience is required, with mentoring and design leadership

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Spring Boot and the broader Spring ecosystem.
• 3+ years with Spring Integration, including channels, filters, routers, aggregators, and transformers.
• Strong knowledge of Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP).
• Expertise with Docker, container image management, and Kubernetes deployments.
• Strong Java development skills focused on scalable, resilient, and testable code.
• Experience with Kafka, ActiveMQ, JMS, or equivalent messaging technologies.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins and GitHub.
• Knowledge of JUnit, Mockito, Spring Test, WireMock, and TestContainers.
• Experience with logging and monitoring tools such as Log4J and Splunk.
• Prior migration experience from MuleSoft or other ESB technologies to Spring-based integrations.
• Experience with API gateway frameworks such as Spring Cloud Gateway or APIM.
• Experience with distributed tracing and observability frameworks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proven success mentoring engineers and driving projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Design and build Spring Boot integrations with Spring Integration DSL, including channels, transformers, gateways, and routing.
• Implement microservices, REST APIs, and async messaging with Kafka, JMS or ActiveMQ.
• Develop reusable integration components, templates, and libraries to accelerate delivery.
• Ensure code quality through unit tests, integration tests, and automated CI pipelines.
• Design and deploy Spring Boot services to containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Partner with DevOps to integrate CI/CD, enforce image standards, and automate deployments.
• Optimize containerized workloads for scalability, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, business analysts, and QA to translate requirements into solutions.
• Lead design discussions, participate in architectural reviews, and influence integration strategies.
• Mentor junior and mid-level developers, review code, and guide best practices.
• Communicate designs, trade-offs, and timelines to stakeholders.

Skills

Spring Boot

Spring Integration

Java

Kafka

JMS

ActiveMQ

Spring Cloud Gateway

CI/CD (Jenkins)

JUnit/Mockito

TestContainers

Distributed tracing

Logging (Log4J/Splunk)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Job description

BCforward is seeking a Senior Java / Spring Boot Integration Developer to join our dynamic team in Charlotte, NC. The ideal candidate will design and build integrations using Spring Boot and Spring Integration DSL, including microservices and containerized deployments.

Responsibilities include implementing REST APIs, Kafka or ActiveMQ messaging, and collaborating with DevOps on CI/CD. Strong Java, Spring, Docker, and Kubernetes experience is required, with mentoring and design leadership