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Nationwide IT Services, Inc. · 1 week ago

Lead Application Engineer - Application Architect

Fairfax, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Nationwide IT Services, Inc. is seeking a Lead Application Engineer for a potential opportunity to lead the technical design and implementation of new microservices and APIs. The role involves writing secure production code, managing database migrations, and providing mentorship to team members while addressing complex production issues.

Cyber SecurityInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Consulting

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Lead the technical design and implementation of new microservices and APIs, ensuring Domain Driven Design principles

Write secure, maintainable, and well-tested production code using Java 21+ and the Spring Boot/Spring Cloud framework

Design and implement highly scalable, high-volume RESTful APIs and integration points for internal and external data collaborators

Create and manage database migration scripts using Hibernate

Implement and manage asynchronous communication patterns using message bus technologies such as Apache Kafka to build resilient and loosely coupled services

Provide technical guidance, coaching, or mentorship to team members to elevate the team’s collective engineering capability

Serve as the final escalation point for complex production issues, conducting root cause analysis, debugging, and providing expert technical assistance for distributed application environments

Possess knowledge of deploying production code to AWS GovCloud and various server configuration techniques to harden production code once deployed

Strong understanding of AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes, Docker, and Apache Tomcat (or equivalent server technology)

Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js) to effectively collaborate on API contracts and full-stack integration

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Qualification

Java 21+Spring Boot/Spring CloudMicroservices architectureAWS GovCloudApache KafkaHibernateKubernetesDockerTechnical guidanceBachelor’s degreeCommunication skills