Senior Java Engineer - NIGHT SHIFT ONLY

***Candidates MUST BE local to Reston, VA, (or) Washington, DC

***This is strictly a W2 position and a NIGHT SHIFT role after the training.

***C2C / OPT-EAD Candidates are not eligible for this role.

Title: Senior Java Engineer

W2 Contract, 9 Months

• This position is primarily remote. Candidates must be willing to work onsite in Reston, VA or Washington, DC once per month for all-hands meetings.
• The first one-to-two weeks will be day-shift (9am-5pm) training (onsite). Thereafter, this will be a permanent night shift . Rotating weekend shifts approximately once a month.

Overview & Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Java Engineer for a permanent night shift production support role with a leading healthcare services client. The ideal candidate is a strong back-end developer with a passion for troubleshooting and ensuring system stability. You will be responsible for fixing production issues during night hours and collaborating with the day-shift team. This role offers a unique opportunity to get trained on other enterprise tools (like Big Data and B2B) and gain exposure to AWS cloud environments.

You will

Provide production support for enterprise Java/JEE applications during the night shift.

Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve production issues in a timely manner.

Collaborate with day-shift teams for knowledge transfer and issue handoff.

Write efficient, clean, and reliable code for maintenance and fixes.

Participate in a quarterly shift rotation that includes weekend support.

Required Qualifications:

Must be available for a mandatory in-person interview in Reston, VA, or Washington, D.C.

Must be willing and able to work a permanent night shift.

BS in computer science or equivalent degree, and 3-5 years of professional software development experience using Enterprise Java technologies

3-5 years of professional Java/JEE software development experience.

Strong experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Batch, Spring Security).

Experience with RESTful and SOAP Web Services.

Minimum 3 years of APIM experience.

Experience with production support.

Experience with frameworks like Hibernate or MyBatis.

Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, JQuery).

Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

AWS (Amazon Web Services) background is a significant plus.

Experience with Spring Integration.

Experience with Big Data platforms.

Experience with security protocols (SSO, Oauth2).