Java Platform Engineer @ W2 Role

Position : Java Platform Engineer

Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA Hybrid

Duration : Long Term Contract

Mandatory skills*

• Java, Spring boot, Angular, NodeJS, AWS

Domain

• Insurance (Life and Annuity)

Required Skills

Primary (Must-Have)

• Java 17/21
• Maven
• Spring / Spring Boot
• GitHub
• Jenkins pipelines

Secondary

• Python 3.x
• pip / requirements.txt / Poetry
• React
• Node.js / NPM

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS (ECS, Lambda, IAM)
• Docker
• Terraform
• Git

AI & Automation

• AI-assisted coding (AWS Kiro or similar)
• Familiarity with LLM-driven workflows
• Automation mindset

Security & Compliance

• SCA tools (Mythos, Snyk, or similar)
• Vulnerability lifecycle management
• CVSS scoring & risk assessment
• Compliance awareness

Nice to Have

• Strong experience with SDLC, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience managing upgrades at scale across 10+ microservices
• Familiarity with Apache Camel or integration-heavy Spring services
• Background in financial services / insurance (regulated environment)
• Experience with OpenSearch or Elasticsearch library upgrades
• Comfort with NestJS/Node.js (some platform tooling uses this)