Senior Java Platform Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Platform Engineer with strong expertise in modern Java technologies, platform engineering, distributed systems, and cloud-native application development. The ideal candidate will have experience building enterprise-scale frameworks, APIs, and event-driven solutions while driving engineering standards and platform capabilities across teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative technology solutions that drive business value and enhance client experiences.
• Contribute to the design, development, and continuous improvement of scalable, high-quality solutions in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
• Build enterprise-scale frameworks, APIs, and event-driven solutions.
• Drive engineering standards and platform capabilities across teams.
• Design and develop RESTful APIs and implement OpenAPI specifications.
• Implement resilience engineering, retry mechanisms, circuit breaker implementation, fault tolerance, and high availability.
• Build and support event-driven architectures using Kafka.
• Understand and apply distributed systems and related design patterns.
• Integrate with legacy enterprise systems, including z/OS, Mainframe environments, CIS platforms, and Microsoft Azure.
• Work with Redis, Kafka, and Oracle in high-volume production environments.
• Apply modern security practices, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), secrets management.
• Use observability and monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and standardized build frameworks using Gradle, Jenkins, GitLab.
• Work with containerization and orchestration technologies: Kubernetes, OpenShift.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Java 17/21+ and Spring Boot (3.x preferred).
• Proven experience building shared frameworks, platform services, and reusable enterprise components, beyond traditional application development.
• Strong expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs and implementing OpenAPI specifications.
• Experience building and supporting event-driven architectures using Kafka.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and related design patterns, including: Resilience engineering, Retry mechanisms, Circuit breaker implementation, Fault tolerance and high availability.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to design scalable, maintainable, and high-performance solutions.
• Experience integrating with legacy enterprise systems, including: z/OS, Mainframe environments, CIS platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Redis, Kafka, and Oracle in high-volume production environments.
• Strong understanding of modern security practices, including: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Secrets management.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms such as: Splunk, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and standardized build frameworks using: Gradle, Jenkins, GitLab.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies: Kubernetes, OpenShift.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, with Microsoft Azure preferred.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience integrating with legacy enterprise systems, including: z/OS, Mainframe environments, CIS platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Redis, Kafka, and Oracle in high-volume production environments.
• Strong understanding of modern security practices, including: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), Secrets management.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms such as: Splunk, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and standardized build frameworks using: Gradle, Jenkins, GitLab.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies: Kubernetes, OpenShift.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, with Microsoft Azure preferred.

Benefits

Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include:

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

Pay

The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is $73,150 to $174,000. Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.

Schedule

This is a Hybrid role in Columbus, OH.