Senior Java EE Developer

Sabenza IT Recruitment · Pretoria

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Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Java EE Developer with 7+ years of hands-on enterprise Java development experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems within complex enterprise environments. You will contribute to solution architecture, lead development efforts, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust business applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade backend applications using Java EE/Jakarta EE standards.
  • Build and optimize APIs, microservices, and integration layers using frameworks such as Spring / Spring Boot, JAX-RS, JPA, EJB, Hibernate.
  • Develop and maintain high-performance server-side components and batch processing workflows.
  • Implement unit tests, integration tests, and ensure code quality through best practices and standards.
  • Participate in solution architecture design sessions for new and existing systems.
  • Contribute to the design of scalable, modular, and resilient backend architectures.
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and recommend system improvements.
  • Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server.
  • Develop efficient SQL queries, stored procedures, and ORM mappings.
  • Ensure data integrity, performance, and security.
  • Integrate systems using REST, SOAP, JMS, Kafka, or other messaging platforms.
  • Develop and maintain middleware components and enterprise integration patterns (EIP).
  • Work with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, etc.).
  • Build containerized services using Docker; experience with Kubernetes is a plus.
  • Experience deploying Java applications in AWS, Azure, or on-premise environments.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure automation/configuration tools is considered an advantage.
  • Implement application security best practices (authentication, authorization, OWASP standards).
  • Work with identity providers (OAuth2, SSO, JWT, Keycloak, Azure AD, etc.).
  • Lead development streams and mentor junior developers.
  • Conduct code reviews and enforce development standards.
  • Work closely with business analysts, testers, and product owners.

Requirements

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Posted By

Shivano Maikoo

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