Job Description
Java Automation Engineer
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Salary: $110k - $150k + bonus
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Location: Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX (local candidates only)
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Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote
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*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*
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*This FTE permanent placement role is not open to C2C*
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Qualifications
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- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with production systems, including distributed systems and backend microservice development
- Advanced Java programming expertise including object-oriented design, concurrency and multithreading, performance tuning, and substantial experience with Spring Boot
- Experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Kafka Streaming
- Strong experience in API development, SQL databases, and data storage such as S3
- Strong working knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps tools, Git, and test automation frameworks
- Deep understanding of OOP, microservices architecture, REST APIs, and Java 8+ features
- Experience with message serialization formats such as Protobuf or Avro and schema governance patterns
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, including S3
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins
- Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code
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Responsibilities
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- Design and write clean, maintainable, well-tested Java code, and lead debugging and root-cause analysis of complex framework and integration issues.
- Lead the design, development and enhancement of automation testing framework features, and drive adoption by testing teams through guidance, documentation and enablement.
- Lead code reviews, uphold engineering standards and best practices, and drive continuous improvement of the codebase and delivery practices.
- Champion secure software delivery by integrating and acting on findings from SonarQube, Snyk, Sysdig, Veracode, and Black Duck, and partner with security teams to remediate vulnerabilities.
- Own and improve CI/CD automation using Jenkins and containerized deployment with Docker, Harness, and Rancher, focusing on reliability, speed and repeatability.
- Serve as an escalation point for testing teams, resolving complex automation framework issues and identifying recurring problems to eliminate at the source.
- Lead design discussions and proof of concept efforts, evaluate technical alternatives, and drive architectural decisions for the framework in collaboration with architects and engineering leadership.
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