Java Engineer | App Modernisation | Engineering Lead at Deloitte

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Java, Cloud Technologies, Microservices, Containers, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Agile, Troubleshooting, Database Modernisation, Automation, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Spring Boot, Python, JavaScript, Kubernetes

Industry

Business Consulting and Services

Description

Job Requisition ID: 39938 Are you a problem solver with an appetite for software engineering and application modernisation? What will your typical day look like? As an App Modernisation Engineer, your role will focus on guiding clients through the transformation of legacy applications to improve scalability, performance, and alignment with modern business needs. You’ll collaborate with client teams to assess systems, redesign applications, and modernise to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. Using DevSecOps practices and cloud-native technologies, you'll streamline development processes, automate infrastructure, and implement CI/CD pipelines. Your goal will be to ensure applications are optimised for the cloud, secure, and scalable, while addressing technical challenges throughout the modernisation process.  About the team Engineering AI & Data (EAID) are an integrated team of industry specialists, technologists, and operations transformation experts. We work with our clients to transform and run their technology platforms, optimise their operations, and help them take advantage of new technologies, drive innovation, improve financial performance and accelerate speed to market.   The Engineering offering provides services to clients across the full lifecycle of software delivery that drives enterprise value by combining an engineering mindset with a product-centric model and business insights. Capability areas include:  Cloud & Engineering   Platform Development and Integration   Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering   Secure Network & Operations Engineering   Application Modernisation   Quality Engineering   This position sits within Application Modernisation capability.  Enough about us, let’s talk about you. Lead efforts to assess, refactor, and modernise legacy applications, converting monolithic systems to microservices and implementing modern development practices. Design and execute strategies for migrating applications to cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability. Assess and recommend technology upgrades to align with modern frameworks, languages, and databases, and integrate tools for automation, CI/CD, and cloud management. Implement and promote automation for build, test, deployment, and monitoring to reduce time to market and improve efficiency. Advocate and implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). Collaborate with product owners, architects, developers, and QA teams to deliver solutions that meet business goals and provide guidance on best practices. Troubleshoot application issues, identify root causes, and implement solutions, offering post-modernization support for production systems. Maintain clear documentation of modernisation processes, new architecture designs, and changes made to applications, ensuring knowledge transfer to internal teams. Investigate and experiment with new technologies, frameworks, patterns that may be relevant to the Application Modernisation offering Required Skills Minimum 8 years of experience in Software Engineering and Cloud technologies. Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of legacy and modern systems with experience in modernising them into scalable, cloud-native applications using microservices, containers, and serverless technologies. Cloud Platforms: Technical hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including experience in deploying, managing, and optimizing cloud-based applications. Programming Languages: Proficiency in modern Java and frameworks like Spring Boot is a must. Additional familiarity with Python, JavaScript/Typescript Node.js, C#, or Go, or Angular is a plus. DevSecOps Tools: Ability to design a secure DevSecOps pipeline. Expertise in CI/CD tools and containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). Database Modernisation: Experience with relational and non-relational databases , and knowledge of database migration strategies. Agile Methodology: Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies. Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, with the ability to quickly identify issues and implement solutions. Why Deloitte? At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world. We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong. We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments. We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package. Next Steps Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you! By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.

Responsibilities

Lead efforts to modernise legacy applications and convert monolithic systems to microservices. Collaborate with teams to design strategies for migrating applications to cloud platforms while ensuring security and scalability.