IT Applications Engineer API

senior-level IT Applications Engineer ( Functional/Technical Specialist)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the

  design, development, and deployment of middleware/API solutions

  using

  Java, J2EE, Spring, Quarkus, REST, SOAP, and MQ

• Act as

  solution architect

  for integration projects and guide development best practices

• Lead and mentor

  a team of

  3 Developers and 3 QA Engineers

  (approx. 40% management responsibility)
• Deploy code across

  QA, UAT, and Production

  using

  DevOps pipelines

• Perform

  production debugging and monitoring

  using

  Dynatrace, Splunk, and logs

• Drive

  API integration with backend systems

  and third-party platforms
• Ensure

  high-quality testing, performance, and security standards

• Work in

  Agile and DevOps environments

  to deliver scalable, cloud-ready solutions
• Collaborate with business analysts, architects, vendors, and senior leadership

Minimum Qualifications

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

• 8+ years of software development experience

• 5+ years in middleware & integration development

• 2+ years in a technical lead role

• Strong experience in:

• Java/J2EE Stack

• Spring or Quarkus

• REST / SOAP / MQ

• Jenkins or GitHub Actions

• Automation frameworks

• Performance testing (JMeter or equivalent)

• JVM performance tuning

• Debugging using Splunk/Dynatrace

Preferred Skills

• Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) & Web Services
• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
• Cloud platforms:

  Azure / AWS / GCP

• DevOps, Git, Maven, SQL, Unix/Linux
• Agile SDLC experience
• Leadership within a

  matrixed enterprise environment

• Technical documentation using

  Confluence

• Third-party system integrations