Java Developer (Java 1.8+, REST, Kubernetes)Position: Contract to HireWork Location: Work is to be performed for the Horsham office but can be done remotelyWork Hours: 9am - 5pm ESTDescription:We Transform Ideas into Software.As a recognized leader for fast-paced software delivery, we have established a highly disciplined agile software development practice for api, and services development.Our approach is similar to what you might find in a modern startup company, but with the resources of a Fortune 20 company.We Can Go Fast Forever.We prefer pair program, all day, every day because we know it delivers remarkable results.We practice Extreme Programming in a KANBAN style agile team, an approach to software engineering that applies across industries and organizations, using the latest technologies.And we believe in working at a sustainable pace – you’ll typically code hard for 8 hours each day, but then you’re off work to relax, recharge and refocus.We Court Perfection.Working as part of the Digital Services team means you get better at what you already do well.We set up regular retrospectives to figure out what we’re doing wrong so we can fix it, and what we’re doing right so we can improve on it.We practice Test Driven Development, which results in high-quality, reliable and more maintainable code.We believe that methodical, steady, relentless forward momentum drives consistent results.Project/Projects:New work will include creation of new RESTful APIs that are extensible and consumable across our enterprise.We are also in the process of moving our applications into the cloud.It will include best practices from the industry as well as internal API certification requirements for the best breed of sustainable service portfolios including decoupling techniques, versioning, performance testing as well as security implementations.Insurance Solutions ACES Team.Enterprise highly available services is at the heart of this team.The team is small, 8-10 members.Top 5-10 Responsibilities:Java development on a daily basisInfluence high-level solution design and detailed designIdentify ways to improve and evolve our Agile delivery practiceCollaborate with Architect, Product Owner, QA members and peers.Participate in daily team stand upsLevel 2 support for production servicesSoftware tools/skills are needed:IntelliJ IDEAHCC Kubernetes utilizing Google AnthosgitMavenJenkinsSpringWebSphere Application Server, JBoss, TomcatRESTful API principles and designDevOpsBash scriptingDatabase modeling and scriptingSkills/attributes are a must have:8+ years of Java development experience developing complicated business functionalityKnowledge of programming and software engineering; Object Oriented Design Principles.Knowledge of API Design and Implementation for REST ServicesJava development. Java 1.8+Experience with common Java frameworks; Spring, Hibernate, Spring Boot, etc.Experience with cloud platforms like Kubernetes.Skills/attributes are nice to have:Experience in Test Driven Development and Pair Programming practicesExperience with Service Oriented Design PatternsExperience with Enterprise Application container (e.g., Websphere, JBoss)Experience with Security frameworks (e.g., JWT, OATH2)Experience with Integration frameworks (e.g.