Job Title: Java Developer (Azure) Location: Buffalo, NY 14203 (Hybrid Role) Duration: 12+ Months Contract Role + Extension Pay Range: $60/hr. to $70/hr. Job Description: Details

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Java Developer to design, build, and maintain a robust and scalable middleware application hosted on Azure. This application will facilitate seamless data flow between our internal systems and a SaaS hosted application, leveraging Azure Functions and other Azure services, with Java as the primary development language.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, deploy and maintain Java-based Azure Functions for data integration
• Implement secure and efficient API interactions with external SaaS applications
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of the middleware solution
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver high-quality solutions
• Implement effective error handling, logging, and monitoring for distributed systems
• Participate in code reviews, promote best practices, and contribute to architectural discussions

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong Core Java Development: Solid understanding of OOP, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and exception handling.

Java Ecosystem:

• Spring Boot: Proven experience building RESTful APIs
• Maven/Gradle: Proficiency with build automation.
• JUnit/Mockito: Experience with Unit Testing

HTTP Client & API Interaction:

• Experience with Java HTTP client libraries (e.g., java.net.http, Apache HttpClient, SpringWebClient).
• JSON Processing: Experience with JSON serialization/deserialization.
• API Authentication: Understanding and implementing API Keys, Basic Auth, and OAUTH 2.0.
• API Error Handling: Experience with HTTP status codes, retries, and backoff/circuit breaker strategies.

Azure-Specific Skills:

• Azure Functions: Strong understanding of triggers, bindings, and function app structures.
• Azure Services Integration: Experience with Azure Storage, Service Bus/Events Hub.
• Azure Key Vault: Essential for secure secret management.
• Managed Identities: Experience with credential-less access to Azure resources.
• Monitoring: Familiarity with Azure Monitor/App Insights for logging and tracing.

Serverless Principles: Understanding event-driven architecture, statelessness, and cold start considerations. DevOps: Experience with Git for version control and CI/CD pipelines for deployment. Thank youPDN-9f31f276-e468-4c72-b273-61bf000f30cd