Senior Cloud Specialist

Contract Duration: 6 months (with a 6-month optional extension) Advantages - Modern AI-Driven Stack: Hands-on integration of GitHub Copilot and GenAI tools into active software development workflows, code reviews, and pair programming. - Full-Stack Engineering Focus: End-to-end technical execution across microservices (Spring Boot), frontend frameworks (Angular/React), and cloud pipelines. - DevOps & Cloud Leadership: Direct influence over Jenkins build environments, CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and cloud migration strategies. - Collaborative Mentorship Role: Opportunity to coach team members, drive retrospectives, and shape future-state software development processes. Responsibilities - Design, develop, and document full-stack solutions and technical components to meet evolving business needs and integrate GenAI tools where applicable. - Ensure application components align with corporate architecture standards, performance benchmarks, security guidelines, and scalability goals. - Perform relational data modeling, design data access logic, and optimize database queries using SQL, PL/SQL, and Oracle databases. - Design and implement fault-tolerant, highly available microservices-based architectures using Spring Boot and related technologies. - Participate in daily Agile SCRUM ceremonies, update JIRA tasks, and refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical test scenarios. - Champion Git workflows and administer repositories, including setting up and customizing GitHub Copilot for code generation and peer reviews. - Maintain Jenkins build environments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tooling (including SonarQube quality gates). - Research, evaluate, and recommend cloud migration strategies to support modernization initiatives. - Develop frontend, server-side, and data-access code using Java, Angular/React, TypeScript, and REST APIs. - Write and execute unit tests and automated test suites using frameworks like Jest and Selenium. - Conduct peer code and documentation reviews, ensuring high software quality and alignment with security standards. - Mentor and coach development team members in both traditional engineering and GenAI-assisted development practices. - Transition operational support and system knowledge smoothly to maintenance teams. Qualifications Core Technical & Engineering Requirements - Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience). - Mission-Critical Java Experience: 8+ years of progressive experience developing mission-critical Java web applications. - Frontend Framework Proficiency: 3+ years of hands-on frontend development experience using Angular or React alongside TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3. - Microservices & System Design: 5+ years of experience with microservices architecture, Spring Boot, and fault-tolerant system design. - GenAI & GitHub Copilot Integration: Practical experience integrating GenAI tools and GitHub Copilot into active development workflows, including codebase customization and pair programming. - Database & Data Modeling: Strong background in data modeling and relational database development using SQL, PL/SQL, and Oracle. - DevOps & CI/CD Pipelines: Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices using Git, Jenkins, and automated build pipelines. - Test Automation & Security: Proficiency in test automation frameworks (Jest, Selenium) and solid understanding of software security best practices and performance optimization. Technical Tooling Summary - Languages & Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, Angular, React, TypeScript, Node.js, JPA, REST APIs - AI & Cloud Tooling: GitHub Copilot, GenAI integrations, AWS or Azure - Databases & Servers: SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle, Tomcat, Linux - Testing & DevOps: Jenkins, Git, SonarQube, Jest, Selenium