Staff Java & Spring Microservices Engineer (AWS)

Inovalon; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Inovalon is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer L5 to design and build Java/Spring Boot microservices that power the company’s login, dashboard, and core platforms.

The role focuses on secure, scalable cloud-native architectures on AWS, with on-call duties and mentorship responsibilities to elevate the team’s engineering practices. A strong background in authentication, API gateways, and distributed systems is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Experience designing and building microservices-based architectures including API Gateway patterns
• Strong understanding of authentication platforms (SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT) and RBAC
• AWS experience (ECS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, Secrets Manager, CloudFormation) and fault-tolerance patterns
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows; Datadog experience is a plus
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools as part of day-to-day workflow
• Excellent architectural and system-design judgment; strong communication and mentorship skills

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java and Spring Boot microservices supporting Inovalon's foundation platform, including authentication, login, and dashboard functionality
• Implement and maintain authentication integrations using SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and JWT; apply RBAC to secure access
• Build and maintain AWS cloud-native infrastructure (ECS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, Secrets Manager, CloudFormation); implement fault-tolerance patterns
• Design API Gateway configurations and scalable service architectures
• Manage and resolve development and production support tickets; contribute to CI/CD pipelines
• Leverage Datadog and AI-assisted tools to enhance daily engineering workflows
• Mentor engineers, perform code reviews, and raise engineering standards across teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and maintain data-driven feedback loops
• Adhere to HIPAA-like security and privacy considerations and on-call rotations for production support

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

AWS

OAuth 2.0

OIDC

SAML

RBAC

CI/CD

Datadog

CloudFormation

Leadership / Mentorship

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

GitHub

CloudFormation

ECS

Lambda

SQS

SNS

Secrets Manager

Job description

Inovalon is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer L5 to design and build Java/Spring Boot microservices that power the company’s login, dashboard, and core platforms.

The role focuses on secure, scalable cloud-native architectures on AWS, with on-call duties and mentorship responsibilities to elevate the team’s engineering practices. A strong background in authentication, API gateways, and distributed systems is essential.