Lead Java AWS Developer

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We are embarking on an exciting transformation driven by an energetic team of high performers. This group is nimble and creative with the power to shape our technology and product roadmap. If you have the talent and desire to learn new technologies to deliver solutions to our customers, join our team.

This is a hybrid position. Candidate must reside in Arizona

What You'll Do:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and resilient applications on AWS infrastructure.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate the software delivery process.
• Utilize Java programming language to build high-quality solutions that meet business requirements.
• Leverage AWS services such as Step Functions, S3, Lambda, and CloudFormation to architect and deploy applications.
• Containerize applications using Docker and orchestrate containers using Kubernetes.
• Write infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize production environments to ensure maximum uptime and performance.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years’ experience in Java development .
• 2+ Years of experience in AWS cloud-native applications.
• Strong understanding of AWS services and architectures, including serverless computing and microservices.
• Proficiency in DevOps practices, including CI/CD, configuration management, and infrastructure automation.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, New Relic, and ELK stack.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, teamwork, and communication abilities.

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Location

United States - Arizona - Scottsdale

     

     

The US national annual base salary range for this position is from $85,000 to $170,000.  The national range provided includes the base salary that GBT expects to pay for the role.  Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Award plan, which rewards participants based on company and individual performance. For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

Benefits at a glance

     

     

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.

• And much more!

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, gender identity (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, veteran status, citizenship or marital status. It is our policy to maintain an equal-opportunity environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias for our candidates, colleagues, clients and suppliers.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodat