Lead Engineer - Java - Enterprise Systems

Lead Engineer - Java - Enterprise Systems - J50216

As a Lead Engineer (Full Stack, Finance Systems), you will serve as the technical leader for design, development, and support of Staples core Finance applications and integrations. You will coordinate with a distributed team (onshore + offshore), drive architecture and technical decisions, and ensure compliance with financial, tax, and reporting requirements. This role requires deep hands-on expertise in ERP/Finance integrations, billing & tax systems, Azure Cloud & AKS, and data compliance/reporting, combined with strong leadership skills to guide contractors and junior engineers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of integrations between billing, tax, ERP, and compliance reporting systems.
• Architect and guide development of full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Drive cloud-native adoption by designing and deploying containerized applications on Azure (AKS, PostgreSQL, Service Bus) and GCP.
• Implement and optimize event-driven architectures leveraging Solace for high-performance, asynchronous communication.
• Champion coding standards and CI/CD automation, defining best practices for pipelines and deployments.
• Drive observability adoption, ensuring services include robust logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting with Splunk, New Relic, and related tools.
• Ensure compliance with SOX, IRS, and other audit/regulatory requirements through robust design and controls.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, and Audit teams to deliver scalable, auditable, and high-performance solutions.
• Oversee production support for Oracle HCM/ERP and related Finance systems; serve as escalation point.
• Assign and review work for offshore contractors; ensure deliverables are timely, high quality, and aligned.
• Mentor junior engineers, providing technical guidance and enforcing development standards.
• Engage in vendor/product evaluations and contribute to roadmap discussions.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in a lead/mentoring role.
• Strong experience with Finance/ERP systems (Oracle EBS/Cloud, HCM, billing, tax).
• Hands-on development skills in Java, Spring Boot, Python, or similar full stack frameworks.
• Expertise in API design, microservices, and ERP integrations.
• Experience with Azure services, Kubernetes/AKS, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of financial data compliance, controls, and reporting requirements.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.