SR JAVA DEVELOPER – HYBRID – JACKSONVILLE, FL
ARC Group has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Java Developer with AI development experience! This is starting out as a contract position running through February 2027 with potential to extend longer. This is a hybrid position in Jacksonville, FL, working onsite a couple of days/week, remote the rest of the time. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-respected healthcare organization offering tremendous career growth potential.
At ARC Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We believe that diverse perspectives lead to better innovation and problem-solving. As an organization, we embrace diversity in all its forms and encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.
Candidates must currently have PERMANENT US work authorization. Sorry, but we are not considering any candidates from outside companies for this position (no C2C, 3
rd party / brokering).
REQUIREMENTS:
• Experience with unit testing, release procedures, coding design and documentation protocol as well as change management procedures
• Proficiency using versioning tools: GIT, GNU, RCS, SCCS, CVS, SVN, Mercurial, Monotone, etc
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Flexible team player
• Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities
• Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance
• Must demonstrate initiative and effective independent decision-making skills
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• In-depth understanding of the systems development life cycle
• Proficiency programming in more than one object-oriented programming language; JAVA, JavaScript, Python, C#, C++, and PHP
o Experience with HTML and Frameworks such as; React.Js, Node.JS, and EXPRESS
o Experience with SOAP, REST web service development
o May include learning languages such as; Hadoop, Storm, Spark, Kafka, Hive, NFI, Scoop, etc
o May include database knowledge in; SQL, MySQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.
Project Details:
1. Snowflake Migration: Guide data migration, services migration, fast-access database migration, and enterprise service integrations
2. Build reusable solutions that enhance data access, application scalability, security, governance, and long-term maintainability
3. Provide senior-level architecture, hands-on development, and technical leadership across enterprise applications, data, cloud, and AI initiatives. Design and support solutions using Java, Python, Node, React, AI frameworks, Cloudera Data Platform, DB2, and Fast Access Databases.
4. Lead the centralized data classification, GW Chat integration, Agentic applications, member longitudinal summary, vulnerability remediation automation, and legacy modernization
5. Data Platform Modernization: Deliver deep technical guidance on Cloudera Data Platform ecosystem; support current workloads, modernization planning, and migration readiness
Hands on development experience and ability to contribute to AI initiates. This role requires technical expertise in modern AI infrastructure, agentic systems, and cloud architecture, with a strong commitment to hands-on development and implementation.
- AWS expertise: EC2, Lambda, SageMaker, or equivalent AI/ML services
- Agentic systems: Proven experience building or deploying agent-based architectures
- MCP (Model Context Protocol): On-premises and cloud implementations
- Agentic patterns: Multi-agent systems, orchestration, tool integration
- Core AI Components: LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, retrieval systems, prompt engineering
- Production deployment: Experience moving AI systems from development to production
Additional Responsibilities:
- Design and implement AI solutions using agentic patterns and core AI components
- Design and Develop scalable systems across AWS and on-premises environments
- Actively code and contribute to production AI systems (not purely architectural/design)
- Mentor and guide development teams on AI best practices
- Evaluate and integrate emerging AI technologies and frameworks
Preferred Experience:
Hybrid cloud architecture (AWS + on-premises)
Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
CI/CD pipelines for AI/ML workloads
Required Work Experience:
5+ years related work experience, Professional experience with technical design and coding in the IT industry
Required Education:
Related Bachelor’s degree or related work experience
Would you like to know more about our new opportunity? For immediate consideration, please send your resume directly to John Burke at
johnb@arcgonline.com
or apply online while viewing all of our open positions at
www.arcgonline.com.
ARC Group is a Forbes-ranked a top 20 recruiting and executive search firm working with clients nationwide to recruit the highest quality technical resources. We have achieved this by understanding both our candidate's and client's needs and goals and serving both with integrity and a shared desire to succeed. At ARC Group, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Position is offered with no fee to candidate.