Java Cloud Native Lead

12+ years of professional experience in Java development; 4+ years working with Microsoft Azure.

Strong Enterprise Java knowledge including Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Security.

Experience with REST API design using microservices architecture.

Proficient with XML/XSLT, JSON and API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI).

Deep experience with OAuth, OIDC (OpenID Connect), authentication and authorization flows.

Practical experience designing solutions with Azure services (App Services, AKS, Functions, Key Vault, Managed Identities, Application Gateway/WAF, Monitor/Log Analytics, etc.).

Experience in monitoring, designing for resilience/high availability, and implementing fault-tolerant architectures.

Familiarity with API Management, API gatekeeping, policy development and lifecycle.

Infrastructure automation experience (ARM/Bicep, Terraform, or similar) and policy-as-code practices.

Strong experience with SQL and relational databases; familiarity with ORM tools such as JPA2/Hibernate.

Experience in unit testing, load testing and producing code documentation.

Strong technical writing and ability to document and articulate designs clearly to stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have

• Hands-on experience with cloud-native CI/CD pipelines and security scanning tools.
• Experience with identity platforms (Azure AD, ADFS) and federated identity integrations.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes (AKS) security patterns.