Contractor - Java Software Engineer (6 months) - renewable

Allen, TX

*Onsite - Corporate Headquarters Allen, TX (not remote)

*Post-Graduate/Masters with at least 2 years of STEM OPT eligibility remaining

*6-month contract position (renewable)

Seeking Java Software Engineer proficient in developing high quality and high reliability middleware and backend enterprise grade custom applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and some experience delivering high-quality software solutions. 

Key Job Responsibilities:

  • Experience in DevOps, maintaining AWS Infrastructure Storage, Compute & Network 
  • Experience in setting up ECS, DB, Java Cloud
  • Experience in deployments of customer Java/JEE software using Containers, Dockers(maintaining multiple environments i.e. integration, AQ and production)
  • Design and develop high quality java custom enterprise software applications in AWS cloud, ensuring adherence to project specifications, timelines, and quality standards.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams i.e. hardware engineers, firmware engineers, and system architects, to design and develop software systems and interfaces.
  • Develop optimized code for high availability, scalable and cost contained cloud systems.
  • Debug and troubleshoot software, cloud configurations, and firmware integration issues, utilizing appropriate tools and techniques.
  • Conduct code reviews to ensure software quality and maintainability.
  • Design and implement software to work with relational and NoSql databases
  • Ability to manage and run DB SQL dumps, scripts and help with data mining.
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines to build, deploy on-demand micro-services and enterprise java applications and software systems and APIs.
  • Work with test automation to maintain CI/CD pipelines for all software projects.

 Skills and Experience

  • Experience using latest enterprise Java 17+ and Spring IoC Frameworks
  • Experience developing Micro-Service and Event Driven Architectures
  • Experience developing MQTT, Kafka Streams, messaging systems, and Data streaming Solutions for real time and near real time Iot applications
  • Experience in relational and NoSQL databases (i.e. MongoDB, MySQL, Postgres).
  • Experience in design and development of RESTFUL Web Services
  • Experience in lightweight Server-side technologies (Spring Boot, GoLang, Next.js, NodeJS, Scala).
  • Familiarity with software development methodologies, i.e.  Agile or Scrum.
  • Proficient knowledge of modern software security concepts (i.e. TLS 1.2+).
  • Kknowledge of Ansible, Terraform and DOCKER or similar toolsets
  • DevOps to deploy front-end, back-end components and databases to the AWS cloud
  • Familiarity with Code Quality tools i.e. SonarCube, Corbeturra, KLOCKWORK etc
  • Familiarity with Unit testing frameworks for developing bug free software applications.
  • Familiarity with software configuration management tools and version control systems.
  • Self-starter, with ability to work independently to deliver against aggressive timelines.
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with an attention to detail.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master’s in computer engineering or computer science or electrical engineering, or a related field from an accredited US university or renowned international university.
  • Experience with AWS Cloudwatch and/or other monitoring platforms i.e. Graphana
  • Experience in developing software for real-time IOT applications.
  • Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Perl, YAML etc.) for CICD automation.
  • Familiarity with TLS 1.3 implementations.
  • Experience in one or more Web development technologies (VueJS, ReactJS, Angular).
  • Understanding of electrical systems and power distribution.
  • Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies related to cloud.

Benefits: 

Contractor - hourly rate (depending on experience).

JOB CODE: 1000017