Lead Java Full Stack Developer

Lead Java Full Stack Developer

McLean VA- onsite 3 days per week, in-person interview required for 2nd round.

Work Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card only.

Client's Impact

Client works on the end-to-end delivery of software product design and development using full stack technologies.

Client contributes to the solution delivery.

The candidate would support the technology and tools changes/improvements on the delivery processes.

Be a role model and a technical mentor to junior developers.

Work collaboratively with the other open minded, technology savvy and dedicated team members!

Technical Leadership

Partner with technical team to design technical solutions to complex business use cases that align with target state architecture and conforms with corporate standard methodologies.

Provide technical guidance to the project team members, lead design and code reviews. Train, mentor and provide thought leadership to junior developers.

Software Development

Analyze the Business requirements and come-up with design options that align with the technical roadmap and build proof of concepts as needed.

Design and develop Micro Services based solutions using Java/JEE frameworks, UI frameworks, Docker and Open Shift.

Work on the technical upgrades/migrations including but not limited to middleware, database and PAM workflow to the cloud Assess opportunities for application and process improvements, optimizations & performance tuning for Java/JEE applications.

DevOps/Application Support

Design scaling strategies and develops automation scripts and solutions Provide mentorship on build automation using Dockers & Containers, and Orchestration technologies like OpenShift / Kubernetes/EKS and Atlassian tool suite.

Also ensure application stability by implementing monitoring solutions for all layers of the infrastructure Support the team in solving issues and come up with timely resolutions to address them.

The position will also ensure alignment between project activities and accepted scope and negotiate with the business, vendors and other stakeholders on changes to scope.

This role will provide technical expertise and oversight to various projects in a hands-on capacity while mentoring developers in the team.

Bachelor's or Masters degree in computer science or engineering or equivalent experience

A minimum of 10+ years of experience engineering exciting solutions

Experience working with large teams (more than 10) performing software development or infrastructure upgrades

Solid understanding of typical multi-tier architectures: web servers, batch and database

Knowledge / Hands-on Experience on Multiple Technologies Such As:

Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Angular, Node JS, JavaScript, Typescript, HTML 5, and CSS

Database technologies - MongoDB, Postgres, etc.

Information and application security including firewall, AD, TAM/PING, LDAP, certificates, public key encryption, SSH, access credentials, etc.

Large microservice based architectures, container orchestration frameworks.

Build automation / CICD pipeline integration tools (Jenkins, Hudson, Bamboo, GIT, Bitbucket, Spinaker)

Sound Knowledge of unit testing methodologies and frameworks

Cloud platforms AWS/Azure/Google

Excellent communication skills.

Keys to Success in This Role:

Build strong partnerships with the business and across IT to help advise strategic and tactical implementations.

Ability to make substantial individual contributions to the code base

Able to ensure alignment and adherence with Modern delivery practices

Very strong communication skills

Ability to work well with the business and people with varying degrees of technical expertise.

Ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment, flexibility to work extended hours and weekends

Responsible for leading an Initiative or a large and complex project or a portfolio of large projects.

Provide technical mentorship to all levels of a development team, mentoring them on technical topics

Act as an agent for change regarding the new technologies and tools, promote top code quality by leading design and code reviews, and solve challenging issues

Deep understanding of end-to-end software development and support processes.

Proficiency & experience utilizing methodologies (SDLC, AGILE, EDM, etc..)

Work and collaborate across teams.

Must Have Qualifications:

7 plus years of Lead experience, Java, Spring boot, Angular 13+, Postgres DB, EKS, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Exposure to Agile Teams, Automated deployment using CICD Pipeline, Cloud- AWS, Preferred-Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering or 10 years of experience in lieu of a degree, Python, Atlassian Suite.