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Beacon Hill · 1 day ago

Sr Java Engineer (Security Focus)

Milwaukee, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $170K/yr

7+ years exp

Beacon Hill is a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, and they are seeking a Senior Java Engineer with a focus on security. The ideal candidate will design, build, and maintain Java-based backend services and APIs while ensuring secure design decisions across microservices and distributed systems.

Staffing Agency

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain Java-based backend services and APIs using modern frameworks such as Spring / Spring Boot

Contribute to microservices and distributed architectures, with a focus on secure communication and data flow

Apply secure coding practices, defensive programming, and performance optimization

Participate in architecture and design reviews, with an emphasis on application security

Perform code reviews, threat modeling, and vulnerability remediation for backend systems

Help teams implement and strengthen authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, RBAC)

Work with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB) using secure access patterns

Support secure development practices within CI/CD pipelines, including dependency and vulnerability scanning

Qualification

JavaApplication SecurityAPI DesignMicroservicesSpring BootCI/CDRelational DatabasesNoSQL DatabasesOAuth2/OIDCJWTRBACGitCollaboration

Required

7+ years of backend software engineering experience with strong Java depth

Hands-on experience building production Java services

Strong understanding of application security concepts (e.g., OWASP Top 10)

Experience designing and securing APIs (REST and/or gRPC)

Familiarity with modern development workflows (Git, CI/CD)

Ability to collaborate across engineering teams and communicate technical concepts clearly