What are the responsibilities and job description for the Java Platform Engineer @ W2 Role position at BURGEON IT SERVICES LLC?
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)