Senior Core Java Engineer

Job Title: Senior Core Java Engineer

Location: Pennington, NJ / Addison, TX

Duration: Contract - 12 months

Pay Range: $68.25/hr (W2)

Job ID: 411023

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Core Java Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in enterprise Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, microservices, and Oracle performance engineering and a proven ability to lead end-to-end delivery, improve system reliability and scalability, and mentor engineers. November start. Onsite required. GLIDER:ID.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable, high-performing enterprise applications using modern Java technologies.


• Lead technical design, architecture discussions, and solution reviews across complex initiatives.


• Drive end-to-end delivery from requirements through development, testing, deployment, and production support.


• Build and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven solutions.


• Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability across distributed systems.


• Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to refine requirements and define technical solutions.


• Identify and reduce technical debt while promoting sustainable engineering practices.


• Ensure compliance with security, audit, risk, and regulatory standards.


• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of production issues.


• Conduct code reviews and establish development standards and best practices.


• Mentor engineers to raise the team's technical capability.


• Champion automation, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and engineering efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering with Java-based enterprise applications.


• Core Java, Spring Boot, and the Spring Framework ecosystem.


• REST APIs, microservices architecture, and SOAP/REST integrations.


• JavaScript with modern web frameworks such as Angular or React.


• Oracle expertise including SQL optimization, PL/SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning, and Oracle Exadata.


• Application servers such as Tomcat and WebLogic.


• Experience in Agile development environments and practices.


• Strong knowledge of design patterns, object-oriented design, and enterprise architecture.


• Experience troubleshooting and supporting highly available production systems.


• Proven leadership and mentoring of engineering teams.

Preferred Skills:

• Design and implementation of microservices and cloud-native applications.


• Containerization with Docker and Kubernetes or OpenShift.


• CI/CD and DevOps with tools such as Ansible, Bitbucket/Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, and automated testing frameworks.


• Application security, vulnerability remediation, and secure coding practices.


• Experience in financial services or large enterprise environments.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.


• Opportunities for growth with global clients.


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your most recent resume.