Solutions Lead: Java/Spring Boot on AWS - Cloud Leader

Mutual of Omaha; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Vacation, personal time & paid leave

No sponsorship required

Job summary

Mutual of Omaha is modernizing how we connect with customers and partners through API-first, event-driven solutions. We seek a seasoned Solutions Lead who remains hands-on while mentoring developers and guiding architecture for scalable platforms.

You will lead a team of engineers, drive design decisions, work with stakeholders, and adopt AI-assisted tooling to improve throughput, deliver high-quality cloud-native Java/Spring/AWS solutions, and support React front-end integrations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading technical teams and mentoring software engineers.
• Hands-on experience building cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and system design capabilities.
• Experience with REST APIs, event-driven architectures, Kafka, and MongoDB.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of software engineers through solution design, development, and delivery.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define scalable, enterprise-ready solutions.
• Drive architectural discussions and influence technical direction across multiple initiatives.
• Design and implement cloud-native applications and services using Java, Spring, Boot, Mulesoft and AWS technologies.
• Develop and support REST-based APIs and event-driven integrations utilizing technologies such as Kafka and MongoDB
• Promote engineering best practices related to architecture, scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Champion the adoption of AI-enabled development tools and practices to improve productivity and accelerate delivery.
• Provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, from requirements through production support.
• Support a diverse technology ecosystem, including applications with React-based front-end components.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Cloud-native applications

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

REST APIs

Kafka

MongoDB

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

MuleSoft

React

Kafka

MongoDB

Job description

Mutual of Omaha is modernizing how we connect with customers and partners through API-first, event-driven solutions. We seek a seasoned Solutions Lead who remains hands-on while mentoring developers and guiding architecture for scalable platforms.

You will lead a team of engineers, drive design decisions, work with stakeholders, and adopt AI-assisted tooling to improve throughput, deliver high-quality cloud-native Java/Spring/AWS solutions, and support React front-end integrations.