Lead Java Developer

Job Description ABOUT THE JOB Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance Java applications and services. Lead technical design discussions and translate business requirements into robust, maintainable technical solutions. Provide technical leadership to developers through code reviews, mentoring, best-practice guidance, and hands-on problem solving. Build, deploy, and operate applications in AWS cloud environments. Use AWS CLI to manage, configure, troubleshoot, and automate AWS resources and operational tasks. Support AWS operations, including monitoring, incident investigation, performance optimization, access management, backup, and recovery activities. Design and maintain APIs, integrations, and backend services with a focus on reliability, security, and scalability. Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA Engineers, DevOps teams, and other stakeholders throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Drive code quality through development standards, testing practices, documentation, and continuous improvement. Support production releases, troubleshoot complex incidents, identify root causes, and implement preventive solutions. Contribute to technical roadmaps, architecture decisions, and cloud modernization initiatives. Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency through automation, CI/CD, and operational best practices. About You 5+ years of experience in Java software development, with experience leading technical delivery or guiding development teams. Strong hands-on experience with Java, object-oriented programming, and backend application development. Experience developing services using frameworks such as Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Hibernate, or similar technologies. Strong experience working with AWS services and supporting cloud-based application operations. Practical experience using AWS CLI for deployment, configuration, troubleshooting, automation, and resource management. Understanding of cloud operations, including monitoring, logging, incident management, access control, performance optimization, and cost awareness. Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs, microservices, and system integrations. Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, code reviews, testing, release management, and production support. Experience working with relational databases and writing efficient SQL queries. Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across applications, infrastructure, and integrations. Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Comfortable taking ownership, making sound technical decisions, and mentoring junior developers. NICE TO HAVE Experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, API Gateway, CloudFormation, or Terraform. Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or similar tools. Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, or SNS. Knowledge of security best practices, including IAM policies, secrets management, encryption, and vulnerability remediation. Experience in Agile delivery environments and tools such as Jira and Confluence. AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Developer, Solutions Architect, or DevOps Engineer. Experience in banking, financial services, insurance, or other enterprise-scale environments. WHY AMARIS? At Amaris Consulting, we believe in creating a thriving, positive workplace where every team member can grow, connect, and make a real impact. Here’s what you can expect when you join our dynamic community: Global Diversity: Be part of an international team of 110+ nationalities, celebrating diverse perspectives and collaboration. Trust and Growth: With 70% of our leaders starting at entry-level, we’re committed to nurturing talent and empowering you to reach new heights. Continuous Learning: Unlock your full potential with our internal Academy and over 250 training modules designed for your professional growth. Vibrant Culture: Enjoy a workplace where energy, fun, and camaraderie come together through regular afterworks, team-building events, and more. Meaningful Impact: Join us in making a difference through our CSR initiatives, including the WeCare Together program, and be part of something bigger. Equal Opportunity At Amaris Consulting, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to building a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees and candidates are treated with respect and have equal opportunities, regardless of their background, identity, or personal characteristics. Who are we? Amaris Consulting, part of Mantu is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions to businesses. With more than 1,000 clients across the globe, we have been rolling out solutions in major projects for over a decade – this is made possible by an international team of 7,600 people spread across 5 continents and more than 60 countries. Our solutions focus on four different Business Lines: Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences and Engineering. We’re focused on building and nurturing a top talent community where all our team members can achieve their full potential. Amaris is your steppingstone to cross rivers of change, meet challenges and achieve all your projects with success. At Amaris, we strive to provide our candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. We like to get to know our candidates, challenge them, and be able to give them proper feedback as quickly as possible. Here's what our recruitment process looks like: Brief Call: Our process typically begins with a brief virtual/phone conversation to get to know you! The objective? Learn about you, understand your motivations, and make sure we have the right job for you! Interviews (the average number of interviews is 3 - the number may vary depending on the level of seniority required for the position). During the interviews, you will meet people from our team: your line manager of course, but also other people related to your future role. We will talk in depth about you, your experience, and skills, but also about the position and what will be expected of you. Of course, you will also get to know Amaris: our culture, our roots, our teams, and your career opportunities! Case study: Depending on the position, we may ask you to take a test. This could be a role play, a technical assessment, a problem-solving scenario, etc. As you know, every person is different and so is every role in a company. That is why we have to adapt accordingly, and the process may differ slightly at times. However, please know that we always put ourselves in the candidate's shoes to ensure they have the best possible experience. We look forward to meeting you!