Java Backend Developer|W2 Only

Position: Java Backend Developer|W2 Only

Location: Remote

Duration: 11+ Months

Client: Federal Division of Deloitte

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 5-10 years’ experience, in technology or software development preferred

• Strong professional experience developing backend services and APIs in Java.

• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating applications on GCP, using serverless and/or container-based approaches.

• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, including authentication/authorization patterns and integration with other services.

• Experience integrating AI capabilities into applications and familiarity with basic evaluation/monitoring concepts.

• Knowledge of secure engineering practices, including least privilege, service accounts, secrets management, encryption in transit/at rest, and audit logging.

• Familiarity with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code and Git-based development workflows.

• Strong troubleshooting skills for cloud applications, including defect triage, performance tuning, and production support with observability tools.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills across engineering, QA, DevOps, product, and security stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Exposure to Agile methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices.

• Familiarity with change/configuration management tools (for example: VersionOne, ServiceNow) and/or Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices.

• Hands-on exposure to container or serverless concepts (for example: Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, or managed/serverless deployments).

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is preferred (or equivalent practical experience).