Technical Lead - Java Microservices & Cloud Architecture

ETHOS - Talent & Advisory; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ETHOS - Talent & Advisory is supporting a large federal systems integrator in Washington, DC to hire a Principal Software Engineer to lead design and delivery on a modernization effort spanning Java microservices, cloud deployment, and frontend UI work.

You will mentor junior and mid level developers, influence architecture decisions, and own critical components across Spring Boot, Angular/React, and RESTful services in a cloud-native environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field; a Master’s or Doctorate may substitute for some experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience with Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and React.
• Hands-on experience with Angular, React, or Node.js/Express.
• Demonstrated experience as a hands-on Technical Lead, guiding other developers.
• Experience on Agile teams with strong command of Agile terminology and tools.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Experience designing high throughput, low latency, scalable systems.
• Experience deploying cloud native applications to AWS with PostgreSQL; knowledge of OpenShift and Docker.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling: Jenkins, Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Maven, SonarQube; remediating static code findings.
• Experience designing RESTful and SOAP web services; security standards such as OAuth2/JWT.
• Experience with Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development using JUnit, mocking frameworks, and Cucumber.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software applications using Twelve Factor App methodology.
• Lead frontend development in Angular or React, building UI components and improving delivery speed.
• Design and build microservices using Spring Boot, Java, and REST; connect to PostgreSQL/DB2 via JPA or Spring Data.
• Develop and maintain enterprise Java batch jobs; build automated tests with JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber.
• Participate in CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git, and Bitbucket.
• Attend architecture and design discussions with the customer; mentor junior/mid level developers.
• Document solution architecture using Confluence and UML artifacts.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

React

Technical Lead

Agile

RESTful services

JUnit

Cucumber

Node.js/Express

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

OpenShift

Docker

AWS

PostgreSQL

DB2

Jenkins

Git

Bitbucket

Jira

Maven

SonarQube

JUnit

Mockito

Cucumber

OAuth2/JWT

Job description

ETHOS - Talent & Advisory is supporting a large federal systems integrator in Washington, DC to hire a Principal Software Engineer to lead design and delivery on a modernization effort spanning Java microservices, cloud deployment, and frontend UI work.

You will mentor junior and mid level developers, influence architecture decisions, and own critical components across Spring Boot, Angular/React, and RESTful services in a cloud-native environment.