Senior Java Full Stack Developer

Job Title: Application Programmer III

Location: Charlotte, NC / Plano, TX / Jersey City, NJ

Duration: Contract - 11 months

Pay Range: $65.05/hr (W2)

Job ID: 374530

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Application Programmer III to join our Financial Crimes technology team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, RESTful services, SQL, and CI/CD practices and a proven ability to design, develop, and maintain enterprise web applications that meet complex business requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, debug, and document Java-based web applications and APIs.
• Collaborate with business partners to refine stories, define requirements, and estimate delivery work.
• Participate in the full development lifecycle, including proof of concepts to mitigate technical risk.
• Set up and automate CI/CD pipelines using standard enterprise tools and practices.
• Partner with Production Support, Platform, and Business teams on change management, maintenance, and platform upgrades.
• Analyze present-state and propose future-state technical approaches that align to business goals.
• Ensure adherence to Agile practices and enterprise change standards.
• Provide data-driven insights and assess technology impacts across integrated systems.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Advanced proficiency in Java 11+ and web application development with Spring Boot 3.x and Spring 6.x.
• Strong experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Expertise in Spring Core, Dependency Injection, annotations, configurations, and Spring Security.
• Hands-on with JPA, Hibernate, Spring JDBC, and SQL performance tuning.
• Unit testing with JUnit and Mockito and practice of Test-Driven Development.
• Experience with Node.js for complementary services or tooling.
• Application servers and web containers: Tomcat 9+, Apache 2.4.x, JBoss.
• Database expertise with Oracle 19c and strong SQL and data analysis skills.
• Build and dependency management with Maven 3.x.
• Scheduling tools experience with Autosys or similar schedulers.
• Unix shell scripting for automation and operations support.
• Proven Agile delivery experience and collaboration across technical and business teams.
• Toolchain knowledge: Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Ansible, and CI/CD practices.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant software development experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Domain knowledge in Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes.
• Experience with performance tuning of Java applications and SQL at scale.

Education:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline.
• Degree from an accredited university.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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