Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Developer

Job Title: SOA Developer Location: McLean, VA We are seeking an experienced Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Developer to design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise integration solutions supporting critical mortgage, financial, and business applications. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in SOA principles, API development, middleware technologies, cloud integration, and enterprise application integration (EAI) within large-scale financial services environments.The SOA Developer will collaborate with Solution Architects, Business Analysts, Product Owners, DevOps Engineers, and application development teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing integration solutions aligned with Client's digital transformation initiatives.Key Responsibilities: SOA Design & DevelopmentDesign, develop, test, and deploy service-oriented applications and enterprise integration solutions.Develop reusable services, APIs, and microservices supporting business-critical applications.Implement RESTful and SOAP web services using industry-standard frameworks.Create service contracts, WSDLs, XSDs, Swagger/OpenAPI specifications, and API documentation.Develop event-driven and message-based integrations using enterprise messaging platforms.Enterprise IntegrationDesign and implement integrations between internal systems, third-party applications, cloud platforms, and external business partners.Develop middleware solutions supporting data transformation, orchestration, and routing.Build and maintain service orchestration workflows and business process integrations.Support batch, real-time, and near-real-time data exchanges.Architecture & EngineeringCollaborate with Enterprise Architects to define SOA standards, governance, and best practices.Participate in solution architecture reviews and technical design sessions.Ensure scalability, resiliency, performance, and security of service-based solutions.Implement fault-tolerant and highly available integration architectures.Cloud & DevOpsSupport migration of legacy integrations to cloud-native architectures.Develop CI/CD pipelines for integration deployments.Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies.Participate in DevOps automation and release management activities.Performance & SupportTroubleshoot complex production issues involving middleware, APIs, and integration services.Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions.Monitor service health and optimize application performance.Participate in on-call production support rotations as required.Documentation & ComplianceCreate and maintain technical design documents, runbooks, and support procedures.Ensure solutions comply with Client's security, governance, and regulatory requirements.Support audit and compliance initiatives.