Senior Staff Software Engineer - Remote

Job Role: Senior Staff Software Engineer
Location: Remote
Duration: Long Term Project
No C2C only W2

Job Description:
Client is seeking a Sr Staff Engineer Software / Technical Lead with strong experience in Java, TypeScript, OpenShift, AWS, and platform modernization. The candidate will lead complex migration and platform retirement initiatives while ensuring business continuity.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead platform migration and retirement programs end-to-end.
Modernize Java/WebSphere applications to Spring Boot/Open Liberty/Quarkus on Kubernetes.
Design and maintain distributed systems and cloud solutions.
Build and support OpenShift/Kubernetes workloads and CI/CD pipelines.
Develop AWS solutions using S3, IAM, SQS/SNS, EventBridge, Lambda, and AWS Transfer Family.
Support Kafka, IBM MQ, REST/GraphQL APIs, and PostgreSQL.
Manage Axway/managed file transfer, SFTP/FTPS/AS2, PGP, scheduling, and partner onboarding.
Integrate and modernize mainframe and legacy systems.
Provide hands-on technical leadership, documentation, automation, and knowledge transfer.
Required Skills:
Technical Lead Experience
Java / WebSphere
TypeScript / Node.js
OpenShift / Kubernetes
AWS
Kafka / IBM MQ
REST / GraphQL
PostgreSQL
Axway Secure Transport/B2Bi or IBM Sterling/Go Anywhere/MOVE it
SFTP / FTPS / AS2 / PGP
Platform Migration & Retirement
Mainframe/Legacy Integration
CI/CD / Helm
Financial services experience.
Document/content management or other regulated, high-volume environments.
Experience taking over and completing in-flight modernization programs.