Java Developer

Grow your career as a Java Developer with an innovative global bank in Jersey City, NJ. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Will require working a hybrid schedule 2-3 days onsite per week.Join one of the world's most renowned global banks and trusted brand with over 200 years of continuously evolving financial services worldwide. Will collaborate with the team in an Agile setting to follow best practices, design the application architecture, implement solutions, mentor fellow team members, and test and deploy the solutions. You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.Contract Duration: 12+ MonthsRequired Skills & Experience• 8+ years of experience in application development using Java , SQL and messaging platforms such as Kafka, MQ, etc.• Strong technical background, experience with Software Development Lifecycle in a global and dynamic environment.• Experience with designing and developing cloud native applications with a microservices architecture running on Docker/OpenShift/Kubernetes platform.• Experienced in Spring framework, Spring boot technologies.• Experienced in API development & application security best practices (Oath, TLS, PKI etc.)• Experienced in Gradle, Maven build tools, Git/Bitbucket, Junit etc.• Experienced in Caching services such as Redis, Gemfire.• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum work environment.• Passion and commitment for adopting industry best practices and new technologies with exploratory mind-set.• Strong communication and presentation skills.• Willingness to ask questions and challenge the status-quo.What You Will Be Doing• Research and understand DevOps best practices based on industry and company standards.• Design software components in a microservices cloud-native architecture to be resilient, stateless, scalable, and testable with automation and reusability as key objectives.• Develop services and APIs in Java, Spring boot frameworks utilizing latest frameworks and libraries with an emphasis on design patterns, code quality, secure coding practices and writing testable code with tests.• Implement automated build, test and deployment pipelines utilizing latest DevOps tools available.• Partner with QA engineers to develop test cases and build out an automated testing suite for both API and microservices.• Collaborate with other development teams to build shared libraries and components for reuse across the organization.• Participate in daily Scrum ceremonies and conduct sprint demo for stakeholders.• Partner with support teams to formally handover the software released to production and provide rotational support for the platform.• Proactively create and manage relevant application documentation using Confluence, JIRA, and SharePoint.Posted By: Melissa Klein