Java Developer(State Project Experience required) in Perth Amboy, NJ

Only on W2 - No C2C

State Project Experience Must

Duration : Long Term Contract

Local Candidates

Work Arrangement : Hybrid

Job description : We are seeking a strong and forward-thinking Java / J2EE Developer with experience in modernizing enterprise applications from on-prem environments to cloud-native architectures. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java Spring Framework microservices and experience working with AWS services including Beanstalk RDS DynamoDB ECS / EKS and Lambda. Familiarity with containerization (Docker Kubernetes) is expected as part of a transitional strategy with the long-term goal of moving to a serverless event-driven architecture. Knowledge of is a plus.

Education : Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent technical experience

Position Summary : The successful candidate will playa key role in a strategic application modernization initiative to migrate legacy Java applications from an on-prem to the cloud (AWS) leveraging modern technologies such as Spring Boot containerization AWS managed services and eventually serverless architectures. This position requires strong full-stack development capabilities with emphasis on cloud readiness microservices and integration with AWS services. Candidates should also be comfortable supporting legacy systems in the short term while driving long-term modernization efforts.

Key Responsibilities

Modernize and migrate legacy WebSphere Java applications to AWS using Spring Boot and cloud-native best practices

Design develop and maintain scalable modular Java microservices leveraging Java and Spring Boot

Build and integrate RESTful APIs using Spring API Gateway and AWS Lambda

Maintain and enhance existing SOAP services supporting a phased deprecation strategy

Support and optimize legacy data access using JPA Hibernate MyBatis while transitioning to AWS RDS (Aurora) and DynamoDB

Utilize AWS services such as Beanstalk Lambda RDS S3 DynamoDB CloudWatch

Apply containerization using Docker with short-term orchestration using Kubernetes or ECS

Collaborate on infrastructure-as-code (IaC) with tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform

Work closely with DevOps to ensure seamless CI / CD pipelines using GitHub Maven / Gradle Jenkins etc.

Collaborate with UI developers on React-based front ends

Write unit and integration tests using JUnit Mockito TestNG

Maintain and troubleshoot existing applications with JSF front ends

Provide documentation and architecture diagrams for modernization roadmap

Required Qualifications &Technical Skills

7 years of experience in Java / J2EE development with emphasis on Java 17 Spring Boot REST APIs

Experience modernizing Java apps from legacy environments (e.g. WebSphere)

Proficiency in Spring Framework (Spring Boot Spring Cloud Spring Security etc.)

Experience building scalable microservices and integrating with AWS RDS Aurora DynamoDB

Hands-on experience with AWS services : Beanstalk Lambda EC2 S3 API Gateway

Familiarity with containerization using Docker short-term Kubernetes support

Experience developing and consuming SOAP and REST web services

Strong SQL and NoSQL data modeling experience

Proficient in Git Maven / Gradle CI / CD workflows

Familiarity with and server-side JavaScript (optional but a plus)

Experience with Agile development methodologies

Ideal Candidate Will Be Able To

Lead modernization efforts and translate architectural direction into scalable maintainable code

Support legacy systems while contributing to new serverless and microservices-based solutions

Write clean testable and well-documented code

Mentor junior developers and work collaboratively in cross-functional teams

Stay up to date with trends in cloud-native development serverless architectures and DevOps

Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Certifications (Nice to Have)

AWS Certified Developer Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Java SE / Java 17

Required

Years

J2EE

Required

Years

Spring Framework (Boot Cloud Security) Required 7 Years

Required

Years

REST API Development

Required

Years

WebSphere Modernization

Required

Years

Microservices Architecture

Required

Years

AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Required

Years

AWS Lambda

Required

Years

AWS EC2

Required

Years

AWS S3

Required

Years

AWS RDS (Aurora)

Required

Years

AWS DynamoDB Required 2 Years

Required

Years

Docker

Desired

Years

Kubernetes / ECS

Desired

Years

SOAP Web Services

Required

Years

JPA / Hibernate / MyBatis

Required

Years

SQL Databases

Required

Years

NoSQL Databases

Required

Years

Git Required 5 Years

Required

Years

Maven / Gradle

Required

Years

CI / CD (Jenkins GitHub Actions etc.)

Required

Years

React (collaboration with UI team) Required 2 Years

Required

Years

JSF Maintenance

Required

Years

Unit Testing (JUnit Mockito TestNG)

Required

Years

Agile Methodologies

Required

Years

Desired

Years

AWS Certification (Developer / Architect)

Desired

Years

Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent technical experience

Required

Years

Key Skills

REST,Eclipse,JSP,Junit,Spring,Struts,Jpa,Hibernate,Maven,J2EE,Jdbc,Java

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1