Lead Modernization & Operations Software Engineer

Cloud7Works, Inc. is a federal IT contractor specializing in cloud modernization, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and advanced analytics for federal civilian agencies. The Lead Modernization & Operations Software Engineer will execute full-stack development, legacy-to-cloud re-engineering, and provide 24x7 operational support for high-volume enterprise integration services.

Responsibilities:

• Modernization & Integration : Refactor legacy Java/J2EE and IBM webMethods ESB architectures into Spring Boot microservices and REST/SOAP APIs on Red Hat OpenShift/Kubernetes, maintaining zero-downtime backward compatibility
• Full Stack Development : Build and maintain modern web UIs using ReactJS integrated with Single Sign-On (SSO), backend APIs, and mainframe-connected services
• Production Operations & Support : Deliver 24x7 application-level incident response, L3 defect triage, log analysis, and root-cause analysis (RCA) for high-volume operational events (e.g., Filing Season, Open Enrollment)
• Platform & Currency Engineering : Migrate applications from VM-based environments to containerized patterns, execute JDK 17+ upgrades, remediate dependency vulnerabilities, handle FIPS/security compliance, and manage SSL certificate/secret updates
• Validation & Traceability : Conduct legacy-to-target mapping, parallel-run/migration-wave validation, failover/fallback planning, and regression testing using automated and manual tools
• Documentation & Process : Maintain runbooks, produce OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, update configuration baselines, generate release artifacts, and author as-built documentation

Requirements:

• 8+ years in enterprise Java/J2EE development, middleware modernization, and production application support
• Core Stack: Java, Spring Boot, ReactJS, IBM webMethods Integration Server, BRE/BRMG, REST, SOAP, XML/XSD, JSON, SQL, and mainframe integration patterns
• Infrastructure & Cloud: Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, RHEL/Linux, containerization, and cloud/mainframe hybrid topologies
• Monitoring & Service Management: AppDynamics, ELK/Elastic Stack, Splunk, ServiceNow, and ServiceNow incident workflows
• Tooling & Testing: Git/GitHub, Jenkins CI/CD, JUnit, Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, BrowserStack, and JIRA
• Security & Reliability: Secure coding standards, vulnerability remediation, FIPS compliance, and rollback/contingency planning