Senior Java Developer (Security Platform)

Company Description

Are you passionate about building secure, high-performance platforms? We are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our team and work on a cutting-edge security platform. This is a remote role open to candidates across Europe and Ukraine.
At Sigma Software, we create innovative solutions for complex ecosystems, ensuring security, scalability, and compliance at every step. You will be part of a talented engineering group designing the unified access layer for distributed services.
Why join us? You will work on a mission-critical project with advanced security architecture, collaborate with skilled professionals, and contribute to a platform that supports global-scale operations.

CUSTOMER

Our customer is a leading EdTech company that uses AI and data-driven technologies to personalize learning experiences, optimize user engagement, and improve marketing effectiveness through advanced audience targeting and analytics.

PROJECT

The project focuses on developing a centralized platform access layer that combines API gateway capabilities, service orchestration, data composition, and fine-grained authorization mechanisms. The platform provides a secure foundation for governance across the ecosystem, supporting complex organizational hierarchies, regional compliance requirements, and consistent policy enforcement.

Job Description

• Design and evolve the platform access architecture for a large-scale distributed ecosystem
• Build and maintain a unified API layer over multiple distributed services
• Implement fine-grained ABAC authorization at scale, supporting complex hierarchies and relationships
• Develop fail-closed security architectures with strict enforcement guarantees
• Manage regional compliance, data residency, and routing requirements
• Ensure consistent data visibility rules across all products and services
• Design high-performance authorization evaluation systems and policy engines
• Maintain auditability, traceability, and security transparency mechanisms
• Collaborate with platform and product teams on API and access design
• Contribute to architectural decisions and security standards

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of experience building distributed systems
• Strong expertise in Java development
• Experience designing API platforms or API gateways
• Solid background in security architecture and system design
• Experience with authorization systems (RBAC/ABAC or similar)
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and scalable, high-availability systems
• Understanding of multi-tenant architectures
• Experience operating complex distributed systems in production
• Strong architectural thinking and problem-solving skills
• Upper-Intermediate or higher English proficiency

WILL BE A PLUS

• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems
• Experience building API gateways or service mesh architectures
• Work on security-critical or compliance-heavy systems
• Knowledge of policy engines (e.g., OPA)
• Experience with large-scale enterprise platforms
• Familiarity with cloud providers (e.g., GCP)
• Experience with data governance, audit, and compliance systems
• Background in regulated or high-security environments

Additional Information

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Proactive and detail-oriented
• Thrives in collaborative environments
• Enjoys solving complex integration challenges
• Comfortable experimenting with new technologies
• Committed to improving data systems