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Job Description: Backend Java Spring Boot Microservices Engineer

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Backend Java Spring Boot Microservices Engineer with experience in designing, developing, deploying, and supporting enterprise-grade application at Melbourne location. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices Architecture, AWS Cloud Services, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, along with hands-on experience in both development and production support activities within an Agile/Scrum environment.

Location: Melbourne

Salary: 108,571 – 119,893 Annual Gross

Please Note: - The above salary range is only indicative and maybe subject to suitable enhancements, based on internal company processes

Flexible working arrangements (hybrid, reviewed case-by-case basis). Feel free to connect with your recruiter to learn more about how this works in practice.

Key Responsibilities

Development

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and external systems.
• Develop cloud-native applications and deploy solutions on AWS services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, and SNS.
• Implement event-driven solutions using messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Create reusable, secure, and high-performance services following industry best practices.
• Participate in application design, code reviews, and architecture discussions.

DevOps & Cloud

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar tools.
• Containerize applications using Docker and deploy/manage workloads on Kubernetes platforms.
• Implement automated testing, code quality checks, security scans, and deployment processes.
• Monitor application performance and optimize cloud resource utilization.

Support & Maintenance

• Provide L2/L3 production support for business-critical applications.
• Perform incident analysis, debugging, root cause identification, and issue resolution.
• Participate in on-call support rotations when required.
• Analyze logs, monitor system health, and proactively address application issues.
• Work on defect fixes, enhancements, performance tuning, and service improvements.

Agile Delivery

• Participate in Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA teams, and DevOps engineers.
• Estimate user stories and deliver high-quality code within sprint commitments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and engineering best practices.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Java (6+ years)
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security
• Experience designing and implementing Microservices Architecture
• Knowledge on Node.js will be an added advantage.
• Expertise in REST APIs and API integration
• Strong knowledge of AWS Cloud Services
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or Harness
• Good understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
• Experience with Kafka or other messaging platforms
• Proficiency in Git version control
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Spring Cloud, API Gateway, Eureka, Resilience4j
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of observability tools such as Splunk, ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, or CloudWatch
• Banking or Financial Services domain experience
• Experience with secure application development and cloud security practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Java backend development (adjust as required).
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including development, deployment, and production support.

Success Factors

• Strong ownership mindset and accountability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance development delivery and production support responsibilities.
• Continuous learning attitude with a focus on cloud-native technologies and automation.