About the Role
Viable Solutions is seeking an experienced
Java Spring Boot Developer
to join our team and deliver high-quality, scalable backend solutions for enterprise clients. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Java-based microservices and REST APIs using the Spring Boot framework. This is a great chance for someone with strong Java and Spring Boot expertise who enjoys building robust, high-performance enterprise applications in a collaborative Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java applications and microservices using
Spring Boot
Build and expose
RESTful and GraphQL APIs
for consumption by frontend and third-party systems
Develop and maintain backend business logic, service layers, and data access layers
Implement and manage
Spring Framework
components — Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data, and Spring Cloud
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following SOLID principles and best practices
Design and implement
microservices architecture
— service decomposition, communication, and resilience patterns
Implement inter-service communication using
REST, gRPC, or message brokers
Work with
message brokers
— Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ
Implement service discovery, API gateway, and circuit breaker patterns
Design for scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance
Database & ORM
Develop and optimise database interactions using
Hibernate and JPA
Work with relational databases —
PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle
Work with NoSQL databases —
MongoDB, Redis, or DynamoDB
Write complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and database migrations
Implement database versioning and schema management —
Flyway or Liquibase
Security
Implement application security using
Spring Security
Develop and manage
OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and JWT
authentication and authorisation
Ensure API security, input validation,



and protection against common vulnerabilities — OWASP Top 10
Implement secrets management and secure configuration practices
Deploy and manage Java Spring Boot applications on
AWS
— EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, and Elastic Beanstalk
Build and maintain
CI/CD pipelines
— Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
Containerise applications using
Docker
and orchestrate with
Kubernetes
Implement infrastructure as code —
Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
Support monitoring and observability —
CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
Testing & Quality
Write comprehensive unit and integration tests using
JUnit, Mockito, and TestContainers
Implement contract testing and API testing —
Pact or RestAssured
Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering standards
Ensure code quality using static analysis tools —
SonarQube or Checkstyle
Required Skills & Experience
5–8+ years of hands-on Java development experience
Strong proficiency in
Java *****+
— object-oriented, functional, and concurrent programming
(mandatory)
Strong proficiency in
Spring Boot
— REST API development, microservices, and enterprise application design
(mandatory)
Deep knowledge of
Spring Framework
— Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data, and Spring Cloud
Experience with
Hibernate and JPA
— ORM and database integration
Strong
SQL
skills — complex querying, stored procedures, and performance tuning
Experience with
message brokers
— Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ
Experience with
Docker and Kubernetes
— containerisation and orchestration
Hands-on
AWS
experience — EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, or similar
Experience with
CI/CD tools
— Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
Strong understanding of
microservices architecture
and design patterns
Experience with unit and integration testing —
JUnit and Mockito
Experience working in
Agile / Scrum
delivery environments
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📌 Java Springboot Developer (Melbourne)
🏢 Viable Solutions
📍 Melbourne