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Ocean Blue Solution

Sr. Java Developer

Ocean Blue Solution, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43224

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Sr. Java Developer (Spring Boot, Google Cloud Platform, REST APIs) Contract to Hire We are seeking a

Senior Java Developer

for a

Contract-to-Hire

opportunity to join our high-performing engineering team. You will work under the guidance of our Development Manager to build best-in-class enterprise APIs and production infrastructure that deliver performance, scalability, and reliability.

Location Candidates must reside in Columbus, Ohio

100% remote

due to limited office space

Contract Details

Initial 7-month contract

High likelihood of multiple extensions

Opportunity to convert to

full-time employment

Key Responsibilities

Develop modern REST APIs using

Java Spring Boot , CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-enabled services (containers on-prem and in the cloud)

Contribute to system design including server layout, availability, disaster recovery planning, and production deployments

Assist in software and data design: database schema, storage efficiency, NoSQL/RDBMS considerations, API design, logging, and resilience

Support software delivery in both hands-on and advisory roles: server architecture, table layouts, highly available and recoverable data resources

Work with

Kafka

for environment setup, enrichment, and transformations

Collaborate in an agile environment using 2-week sprints and DevOps practices

Implement enterprise services and APIs aligned with architectural guidance

Maintain and evolve existing integration assets and development processes

Minimum Qualifications Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Experience & Skills

8+ years in software development, including API creation and integration

1+ years with DevOps practices

Strong experience with

Java

,

Spring Boot

,

Eclipse

,

Maven

, and

Gradle

Experience with relational and non-relational databases

Familiarity with agile methodologies and team collaboration

Excellent problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with

REST

,

JSON

,

SOAP

interfaces

Familiarity with

CI/CD tools

(Jenkins, GitHub, JUnit)

Experience with

Kafka

,

Chef

,

Puppet , or similar automation tools

Exposure to

cloud technologies

(Google Cloud Platform preferred)

Experience with

MongoDB

,

DynamoDB , or other NoSQL databases

Prior experience in the

financial industry

is a plus

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