Job Description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you'll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.
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A Java technical lead designs and recommends technical solutions for IT-related issues. The responsibilities of Java technical leads include working with developers to ensure quality frameworks patterns, mentoring junior level staff, and identifying issues (i.e. Technical) that affect product/Project delivery.
Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment and rollout of components involved in API Platforms both in the cloud and on premise. Experience in designing , developing and implementing API framework is a must
• Participate in designing, running and interpreting performance and load-testing processes and implementing required optimizations

Mentor team members to bring them up to speed on build and deployment best practices.

• Identifying defects in the platform modules, debugging issues being faced and provide effective solutions to resolve the same
• Mentor team members to bring them up to speed on build and deployment best practices.
• Design and develop enterprise-wide archetypes and deployment templates to enable API teams to effectively build and deploy their solutions.
• Ensure projects are following best practices around continuous integration and delivery
• Partner with business, and API teams to design, develop and demonstrate the value of implementing API Platform components using cloud based solutions
• Work closely with the business and technology partners to ensure effective implementation of new technologies that support API Governance and standardization across Sun life
• Performing requirement analyses.
• Developing high-quality and detailed designs.

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related area.
• Minimum of 5 years in Application and System Design, Development and Delivery and Operations.
• 5+ years experience in implementing continuous integration and delivery solutions
• Previous experience with programming in Java is required
• Experience with specialized API architecture frameworks, security, patterns, model and delivery
• Exposure to using Authentication and Authorization solutions with REST APIs. Knowledge of standards like OAuth and OpenID is a must.
• Knowledge of REST API design standards, good working knowledge of API design specifications like Open API Spec, RAML.
• Strong engineering and delivery expertise in DevOps, Containers/Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka technologies

Nice to Have

• Previous experience with programming in C#, Python and/or Node.js are nice to have
• Experience with scripting languages to automate operations tasks is a nice to have
• Exposure to API gateway solutions, not limited to Software AG, IBM API connect, Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Kong is desired.
• Good working knowledge of API development in AWS Serverless environment working with AWS Lambda and AWS API Gateway etc.
• Good working knowledge of deploying components on Kubernetes, using Kustomize, Helm Charts and/or K8s operators.
• Proficiency in building and deploying solutions with frameworks like Spring Boot, including secure coding practices, load-testing and performance optimization
• Exposure to modern event based architectures and patterns (event sourcing, choreography based SAGA Pattern)

Job Category: IT - Application Development
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You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you'll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with