16282 - Senior Full Stack Java Engineer

Work Model Onsite

Our client is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building scalable, enterprise-grade applications to join our consulting team supporting enterprise clients in the design, development, modernization, and scaling of mission-critical digital platforms.

In this role, you will work alongside architects, engineers, product owners, business analysts, and client stakeholders to design and deliver high-quality technical solutions. You will contribute hands-on expertise across Java, Spring Boot, React, microservices, APIs, Kubernetes, messaging technologies, and CI/CD, while helping modernize applications and strengthen engineering practices across the team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys combining full stack development, cloud-native engineering, application modernization, DevOps, and emerging AI capabilities in a collaborative consulting environment.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable enterprise applications and AI-enabled product capabilities using modern Java and cloud-native technologies
• Build and enhance microservices-based applications using Java, Spring Boot, and related enterprise frameworks
• Develop modern user-facing capabilities using React and JavaScript-based technologies
• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs, SOAP web services, event-driven integrations, and enterprise messaging solutions
• Collaborate with architects, business analysts, product owners, engineers, and cross-functional Agile teams to translate business and technical requirements into scalable solutions
• Build and support containerized application deployments and CI/CD processes using Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, Maven, and related DevOps technologies
• Work with Apache Kafka and asynchronous messaging technologies to support distributed and event-driven architectures
• Troubleshoot complex application and production issues, perform root cause analysis, and support timely incident resolution
• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, performance optimization, and application modernization initiatives
• Contribute to the development and integration of AI-enabled applications and intelligent automation capabilities where applicable
• Analyze existing business processes, applications, and technical requirements to recommend scalable, efficient, secure, and maintainable solutions
• Maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, coding standards, and source control best practices
• Mentor junior developers, share technical knowledge, and contribute to continuous improvement and engineering excellence across the team

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• 6+ years of software engineering or application development experience within enterprise environments
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native application delivery
• Strong hands-on development experience with:
• Java
• Spring Boot
• Microservices architecture
• React and modern JavaScript technologies
• SQL and relational databases
• RESTful APIs and enterprise integrations
• Apache Kafka and messaging technologies
• Git and source control management
• Maven and build automation
• Linux environments and scripting
• Experience designing, developing, or supporting SOAP web services and enterprise API integrations
• Understanding of enterprise authentication and authorization technologies, including SAML and OAuth
• Experience with enterprise messaging, asynchronous processing, and distributed systems
• Hands-on experience supporting CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Kubernetes, and related DevOps tooling
• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies, secure coding practices, automated testing, and modern engineering principles
• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across application, integration, infrastructure, and deployment layers
• Ability to work effectively in rapidly evolving technical environments while managing changing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional and distributed teams
• Experience mentoring developers and contributing to technical standards, knowledge sharing, and engineering best practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing legacy enterprise applications and migrating functionality to modern Java, microservices, or cloud-native architectures
• Exposure to ColdFusion or experience supporting applications built with ColdFusion
• Experience developing or integrating AI-enabled applications, generative AI capabilities, or intelligent automation solutions
• Experience working in a consulting environment and interacting directly with enterprise client stakeholders
• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical enterprise applications

BENEFITS

This is a contract opportunity with a great organization. As a contractor for Smith Johnson, you are eligible for medical, dental, life, disability. Smith Johnson pays for 70% of your medical and dental and 100% of life and disability. The contract is also eligible for PTO/holiday accrued monthly. You are also eligible for a 3% retirement matching plan. Smith Johnson believes in taking care of our contractors.