Description

Full Stack Developer III (IAM / Security Focus)

Job Type: 31-Week Contract (Potential for Extension or Conversion)

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Pay: Hourly on W2

Overview

An enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) team is seeking a Full Stack Developer III to design, build, and enhance secure internal applications and platforms. This role sits within a highly collaborative IAM engineering team responsible for multiple internal tools and portals supporting authentication and authorization services at scale.

This position is ideal for a hands-on full stack engineer with strong security fundamentals who can take initiative, contribute to architectural decisions, and help guide development best practices. The team is actively modernizing applications and progressing through a cloud-native AWS migration journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications supporting IAM platforms and internal tools

• Build and enhance front-end UI components (Angular) and backend services (Java, Spring Boot, Node.js)

• Develop and integrate REST APIs to support secure, scalable application functionality

• Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms using modern standards (OAuth2, JWT)

• Apply secure coding practices and leverage frameworks such as Spring Security

• Collaborate closely with engineers to guide technical decisions, architecture, and design approaches

• Contribute to cloud-native development in AWS, including serverless and containerized solutions

• Support application performance through caching strategies and database optimization

• Participate in system design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing enhancements

• Troubleshoot issues across the application stack and ensure high availability and performance

• Mentor team members and promote best practices in full stack and secure development

  Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• 5+ years of experience in full stack software development in enterprise environments

• Strong experience with:

• Frontend: Angular (v20+)

• Backend: Java (17), Spring Boot, Node.js

• API Development: RESTful services

• Hands-on experience with IAM/security concepts, including authentication and authorization

• Proficiency in OAuth2, JWT, and modern identity standards

• Experience working with MySQL and DynamoDB (required)

• Strong understanding of application security principles and secure coding practices

• Experience building and maintaining scalable, distributed systems

Technical & Functional Skills

• Experience with AWS cloud services, including:

• Lambda (serverless architecture)

• DynamoDB (required)

• CloudWatch

• ECS / EC2

• Familiarity with caching technologies (e.g., Redis or similar)

• Experience supporting cloud migration or modernization initiatives

• Knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies

• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Core Competencies

• Ability to take initiative and propose technical solutions and improvements

• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional development teams

• Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Detail-oriented with a focus on building secure, scalable systems

• Adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving engineering environment

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