Java Technical Lead

Java Technical Lead at BC Forward Java Technical Lead at BC Forward in Louisiana, Missouri Posted in 10 days ago. $40.00•$44.00 per hour

Job Description:

Job Title:

Java Technical Lead (Quality Engineering & Automation)

Location:

Remote Duration:

Contract•12 months

Pay Range:

$40/hr•$44/hr. (W2)

Job ID:

374424 About BCforward BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity. Job Description We are seeking a Java Technical Lead (Quality Engineering & Automation) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Java, Spring ecosystem, Agile delivery, and quality engineering automation and a proven ability to lead cross-functional scrum teams, maintain robust automation suites, and deliver secure, high-performance applications .

Responsibilities:

Provide hands-on technical leadership for day-to-day system development and maintenance. Manage complex assignments, remove bottlenecks, and meet sprint velocity SLAs. Develop technical roadmaps and prioritize work across quarterly PI planning. Partner with Solution Architects on implementation flows and lead code grooming and reviews. Drive QE methodologies and maintain daily automation regression suites. Ensure comprehensive Unit, System, Integration, and Performance testing coverage. Conduct Quality Inspections and walkthroughs across Requirements, Architecture, Design, and Security. Identify process improvements to enhance effectiveness and time-to-market. Mentor junior engineers and deliver training and brownbag sessions on emerging technologies. Lead production incident management, perform RCA, and drive remediation.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Advanced Java with strong OOP concepts; Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud (Cloud Config, Cloud Foundry). Maven, Bitbucket (Git) for build and version control. API automation using BDD (JBehave) and GUI automation with Selenium WebDriver. Manual

REST/SOAP

testing with Insomnia, SoapUI, and Postman. Database testing with DBVisualizer for PostgreSQL and Oracle; unit testing with JUnit. CI/CD with Jenkins; defect tracking with Jira or ALM; Unix (RedHat, Mint). 7+ years of relevant software engineering and quality engineering experience.

Preferred Skills:

Experience delivering secure solutions in Financial Services. Background testing Network Management Systems and operating as a Software Engineer in Test. Proven leadership of Agile scrum teams across the full SDLC in matrixed, distributed environments. Why BCforward? At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to: Competitive compensation and benefits. Opportunities for growth with global clients. A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people. Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects. About Our Commitment BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Interested? ! If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your most recent resume.