Sr Java AWS Engineer - Intermediate - Wilmington, DE

American Cybersystems, Inc.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 124,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

401(k)

HSA and FSA

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Legal & ID theft protection

EAP

Paid time off

Job summary

Innova Solutions seeks a Java AWS Engineer to join our Wilmington, Delaware team on a contract-to-hire basis. The role centers on building scalable microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and AWS, emphasizing robust CI/CD and cloud-native architectures.

You will design services deployed on Kubernetes, work with Cassandra and data pipelines, and collaborate across agile teams to deliver secure, high-quality production code.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with distributed cloud-native apps.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Experience building high-availability microservices on AWS and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, scalable production code and review peers.
• Drive architectural decisions and CI/CD pipeline improvements.
• Collaborate across Agile teams on product design and operations.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

AWS

Kubernetes

Cassandra

CI/CD

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Unix/Linux

Shell Scripting

Job description

Java AWS Engineer - Wilmington Delaware

Position type: Contract to Hire. Duration: 6+ Months.

We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines.

Role Name: Sr. Developer Must Have Skills

• Extensive hands‑on experience with Java springboot.
• Strong experience designing and developing applications using Microservices Architecture.
• Proven expertise in Java and Spring Boot for enterprise application development.
• Experience with AWS services such as SQS, Lambda, S3, and RDS.
• Experience working with Kubernetes and containerized application deployments.
• Strong knowledge of Cassandra or other large-scale distributed databases.
• Develops secure, scalable, and high‑quality production code; reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations/processes.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, design patterns, and CI/CD pipelines.

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with Shell Scripting and Unix/Linux systems.
• Proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud infrastructure management.
• Familiarity with modern LLM/Generative AI techniques and practical solution development using Azure OpenAI.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools in cloud‑native environments.

Experience & Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering concepts with 7+ years of applied experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Strong experience building and supporting highly available, distributed, cloud‑native applications.
• Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating across multiple technology teams.

Core Technologies

• Microservices Architecture
• Java
• Spring Boot
• Apache Spark
• Cassandra
• Kubernetes
• AWS (SQS, Lambda, S3, RDS)
• ETL & Streaming Pipelines
• Terraform
• Unix/Linux

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*: £85/Hr. Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

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/

Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at [emailprotected] or [phone]. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities.

Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.