Recruiter: Seema Shivakumar
Hiring Manager: Pulkit Gupta
Career Grade: E
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled Java Developer with AWS expertise to design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-native applications. The role involves building robust microservices, APIs, and event-driven solutions using modern Java technologies and AWS cloud services while collaborating with architects, product owners, and engineering teams in an Agile environment.
What you’ll be doing
• Architect and implement robust, scalable, secure, and maintainable Java-based solutions.
• Develop cloud-native microservices and RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and related frameworks.
• Build Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) to validate business and technology opportunities.
• Design and implement distributed and event-driven architectures.
• Deploy and manage applications on AWS using services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, and IAM.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
• Deploy, monitor, and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues through root cause analysis and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on solution architecture, design, and delivery.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.
Essential Skills / Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Java (Java 11/17+) and Object-Oriented Programming.
- Experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, and Microservices Architecture.
- Strong expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
- Solid experience with AWS services including EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, API Gateway, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker in production environments.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, design patterns, algorithms, data structures, and SOLID principles.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MSSQL, or MySQL databases.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Maven/Gradle, and SonarQube.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience working in Agile environments and mentoring junior developers.
Desirable Skills / Experience
- Experience with React for front-end development.
- Knowledge of Kafka and event streaming architectures.
- Experience with Redis or similar caching technologies.
- Exposure to TM Forum Open APIs and OpenAPI specifications.
- AWS Developer or Solutions Architect certifications.
BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.
BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.
Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.
We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.