Applications Engineering

Job Title: Applications EngineeringLocation: Melbourne, FLEmployment Type: Temp (4 months)Industry: Aerospace and DefenseCompensation: $38.86 - $107.58/: 40 hours/week About the Opportunity:-Join a collaborative Agile development team where you'll design, develop, integrate, and support cloud-based software applications.-You'll work across cloud and non-cloud environments, build microservices and deployment solutions, and apply DevOps best practices to create reliable, scalable, and highly available enterprise systems. Why You'll Love Working Here:-Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.-Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.-People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.-Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates. Why This Opportunity is Exciting:-This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally. About Acara Solutions-Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide. Sound like a good fit?APPLY TODAY What You'll Do:-Lead the design, development, integration, and deployment of cloud software applications within an Agile environment.-Develop and deploy microservices to Kubernetes-based environments while integrating cloud and non-cloud components.-Partner with development teams and customers to review technical designs, estimates, risks, assumptions, and limitations.-Build and continuously improve automated build, testing, CI/CD, and deployment environments using DevOps practices.-Provide operational support for applications and tools to maintain high availability and meet service-level requirements. What You'll Bring:-Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Computer Science or Science or Technology or Engineering or Mathematics.-3+ years of experience as a Cloud Software Developer.-3+ years of experience in OOP (Java, C++, Python).-3+ years of experience designing, developing, and deploying microservices to Kubernetes based environments such as EKS, OpenShift, etc.-3+ years of experience developing scalable, highly available enterprise systems, ideally for Cloud.-2+ years of experience of Java software development including the use of Web Services, JMS, and application servers and JavaScript development with in-depth knowledge of NodeJS or ReactJS.-2+ years of experience developing applications that leverage relational and noSQL databases.-2+ years of experience leveraging Cloud services for application development/deployment and using CLI commands and config files to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC).-2+ years of experience with DevOps tools and concepts, including but not limited to: Jira, Confluence, GitLab, Git, Nexus, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines & automation. What Sets You Apart:-Master's Degree.-Knowledge of microservice architectural patterns.-Cloud environments with focus on containerized workloads, databases, and object storage.-AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or similar for other Cloud providers.-JavaScript, JQuery, XML, Web services (REST, SOAP) or similar technologies.-Scripting languages, such as Python and Bash.-Ability to write well designed, testable, efficient code.-Experience verifying designs are compliant with specifications. Additional Information:-Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check. After you apply, you may receive a call or message from our AI Talent Scout about this role or other opportunities that match your skills and preferences. AI agent role is to help speed up your hiring process by answering questions, confirming basic information, and identifying whether there's a mutual fit. The call or chat may be recorded so that our recruiting team can review it - they make all final hiring decisions, while AI agent simply helps move you forward faster. The best part? They are available 24/7, so you can connect whenever it's convenient for you. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Acara Solutions and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at Website Privacy Policy | Acara Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.