Java Lead

Role :Java Lead

Location - Schaumburg IL (Need local profiles)
Onsite Requirement - Y/N- Yes
Number of days onsite - 3 days in Office Is Must

Rate: Max 65/Hr On C2C

Mandatory Areas
Must Have Skills - Java Lead
Skill 1 - 10 Years of Exp in Java
Skill 2 - 5 Years of Exp in Kubernetes
Skill 3 - 5 Yrs of Exp Docker
Skill 4 - 1 Yr of Exp -Java Spring Boot Microservices API Development

As a Java Lead you will be responsible for designing and implementing enterprise-level applications using Java Containers Springboot microservices and cloud-native technologies. You will provide leadership in defining technical direction driving architectural decisions and ensuring that all applications are scalable maintainable and performant. You will work closely with product owners engineering teams and DevOps to ensure the solutions align with business goals and technical requirements.

The opportunity:
Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade Java applications using Kubernetes Springboot and other related technologies.
Architect and design microservices that are scalable resilient and optimized for cloud environments.
Provide thought leadership on the use of containers (Docker) and Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment.
Define best practices for building cloud-native applications emphasizing scalability security and maintainability.
Collaborate with stakeholders including business analysts product owners and other architects to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Define and enforce standards for CI/CD pipelines automation version control and code quality.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What you need:
Experience: 8 years of professional software development experience with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or architect role.
Extensive experience with Java and Springboot for building scalable maintainable backend systems.
Proven experience designing and building microservices architectures and deploying them in cloud-native environments.

Technical Skills:
In-depth knowledge of Java 8 Spring Boot Spring Cloud Spring Security and related Spring technologies.
Hands-on experience with containers (Docker) and Kubernetes for deploying and managing applications in production.
Strong understanding of microservices architecture API design (RESTful GraphQL) and integration patterns.
Solid experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS Azure GCP) and leveraging cloud-native services.
Strong background in distributed systems message queues and event-driven architectures (e.g. Kafka RabbitMQ).

Preferred Skills:
Security: Experience with OAuth JWT and other security mechanisms for securing microservices.
Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana) and logging platforms (e.g. ELK stack).
Event-Driven Architectures: Experience with event streaming technologies like Apache Kafka AWS Kinesis or Google Pub/Sub.
Performance Tuning: Strong background in performance optimization profiling and tuning Java applications.

Required Skills:

Java 8Spring BootDockerKubernetesKafka