**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio **Your role and responsibilities** An Application Developer with expertise in Java and Web Technologies is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting applications based on the Java/JEE technology stack. They utilize Java frameworks and languages such as Ruby, or Groovy for web development. This role focuses on enterprise application development, implementing transaction management, managing Java objects, and integrating enterprise systems. Key areas of expertise include dependency injection, inversion of control, aspect-oriented programming, functional programming, test-driven development, data access frameworks, transaction management frameworks, and batch processing. Proficiency in DevOps methodologies and tools is also essential for this role. **Required technical and professional expertise** Experienced in Java Web (J2EE) application development and REST/SOAP Web Services, with solid expertise in Apache Kafka. Proficient in: * J2EE and HTTP Protocol * JAX-RS and REST frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Jersey, RestEasy) * OAuth Security implementation * Version control tools like Git or RTC * Writing clean, maintainable code following best practices * Familiar with SQL/MySQL databases Additional strengths include: * Understanding of design patterns (a plus) * Knowledge of Microservices architecture (a plus) IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.