Java Lead Backend Developer

Job overview

The Java Lead Backend Developer role is onsite in Chicago, IL. Compensation is $70–$75 per hour. iQuasar LLC is seeking a lead engineer to contribute to the design, development, and deployment of its digital platform. The role’s listed responsibilities focus on software quality assurance across the software development lifecycle. It helps ensure application changes meet requirements and are ready for release through test planning and execution, automated testing, defect resolution, and quality documentation.

What you'll do

• Plan and perform quality assurance across the full SDLC
• validate application changes in non-production environments
• develop and maintain automated and manual test cases, scripts, suites, data, and evidence
• integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
• support testing and quality gates using Selenium, SonarQube, Jenkins, and related tools
• validate functional requirements and acceptance criteria
• perform or coordinate regression, integration, system, performance, and release testing
• validate Section 508 conformance when applicable
• document defects and work with engineers through resolution and retesting
• review security scan and code-quality results
• monitor test coverage
• support user acceptance testing when required by the federal customer
• produce test and release-quality documentation
• validate fixes and regression impacts for production incidents.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

java lead backend developer

java 17

backend development

quality assurance

automated testing

ci/cd

selenium

jenkins

aws

chicago il

iquasar llc

$70–$75/hr

restful services

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k), health insurance, paid time off, and vision insurance.

Why this role

The posting describes a full-time contract position. Preferred qualifications include 10+ years designing and developing Java applications and 3+ years leading geographically distributed teams; Java 17, backend development, RESTful services, AWS, SQL, and DevOps are listed skills.

About the employer

IQUASAR LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.