Application Developer IV

Duration: Contract (09/21/2026 to 12/31/2026, with potential for extension) Advantages - High-Impact Mission-Critical Scope: Direct the architectural implementation and backend execution for core enterprise mortgage and lending systems. - Modern Orchestration Sandbox: Build production-grade API orchestration flows utilizing cutting-edge Camunda 8 workflow engines deployed on Kubernetes. - Cloud-Native Engineering: Implement containerized microservices across Microsoft Azure infrastructure (APIM, Key Vault, AKS, Managed Identities). - Agile Collaborative Culture: Work alongside skilled software architects, QA engineers, product owners, and technical business analysts in a modern DevSecOps environment. Responsibilities Backend & Camunda 8 Workflow Orchestration - Workflow Design & Engineering: Design and deploy resilient backend microservices for end-to-end mortgage and lending workflows using Java Spring Boot and cloud-native design patterns. - Camunda 8 Implementation: Architect, maintain, and optimize workflow orchestration solutions using Camunda 8, including BPMN process models, custom connectors, and scalable task workers. - Fault Tolerance & Resilience: Implement distributed systems resilience patterns (circuit breakers, retries, timeouts, fallback handlers) to guarantee operational stability. API, Cloud Platform & DevSecOps Engineering - API-First Development: Design and build secure RESTful APIs adhering to OpenAPI specifications, securing endpoints with OAuth, identity management, and fine-grained access controls. - Containerization & Deployment: Deploy, package, and maintain containerized microservices on Kubernetes (AKS) using Helm charts and infrastructure-aware configurations. - Observability & DevSecOps: Integrate telemetry, logging, metrics, and distributed tracing using New Relic and the ELK Stack. Drive automated CI/CD pipelines, TDD/BDD practices, and security scanning (SAST/SCA). Qualifications - Professional Experience: 8 to 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a dedicated backend microservices and platform development focus. - Camunda 8 Mastery: Hands-on experience developing applications on Camunda 8, including BPMN modeling, connectors, and worker implementation. - Java Spring Boot & Microservices: Expert-level mastery of Java Spring Boot and distributed microservices architectures. - API & Integration Depth: Expert knowledge in API-driven development (OpenAPI, OAuth, REST, messaging, event streaming, distributed tracing). - Cloud & Platform Skills: Proven experience with cloud platform services (preferably Microsoft Azure: APIM, Key Vault, Identities) and container orchestration using Kubernetes / AKS and Helm charts. - Observability & Testing: Experience with monitoring tools (New Relic, ELK Stack) and Agile delivery methodologies (CI/CD, TDD/BDD/DDD, SAST/SCA scan remediation). - Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Preferred Assets & Nice-to-Haves - Direct backend engineering experience within Mortgage, Consumer Lending, or Regulated Financial Services domains. - Hands-on experience deploying or managing a self-managed Camunda 8 cluster in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).