- 7+ years of hands-on experience in Java development, preferably with Java 8 or above.
- Strong experience with Oracle WebLogic 12c and enterprise application deployment on RHEL/Linux.
- Hands-on experience migrating legacy Java applications to OpenShift or Kubernetes-based platforms.
- Strong experience in Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and microservices modernization.
- Strong expertise in SOAP web services, WSDL/XSD, and contract-first development.
- Hands-on experience with Apache Axis2 and/or Apache CXF.
- Strong experience with Gradle, Groovy, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong SQL and Oracle database experience, including Spring JDBC and stored procedures.
- Experience with mainframe integrations such as CICS/MQ and enterprise system interfaces.
- Strong experience with JUnit and SoapUI/Postman for application and API testing.
- Experience with production troubleshooting, logging, monitoring, and request tracing.
- Valuable understanding of secure coding practices, TLS, SSO, and secrets management.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.