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Pacer Group
Job Title: IVR Software Developer | Senior Conversational AI & IVR Engineer (Java / Spring Boot)
Location: Cleveland, OH
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 22+ months
$54.02/hr. On W2 | $65.00/hr. on C2C
Domain: Financial Services | Banking & Contact Center Technology
Application Deadline: June 30, 2026
✔️Java/J2EE & Spring Framework: Deep backend expertise utilizing Java/J2EE, Spring MVC, and Spring Boot.
✔️Microservices & API Architecture: Proven experience building, deploying, and consuming scalable Microservices, REST, and SOAP Web Services.
✔️IVR & Telephony Domain: Strong knowledge of VoiceXML (VXML), JavaServer Pages for VoiceXML (JSV), SIP protocols, and IVR call flows.
✔️Contact Center Platforms: Practical experience with major IVR platforms (e.g., Genesys) or cloud telephony ecosystems (e.g., Twilio, Google Dialogflow).
✔️Legacy System Maintenance: Substantial experience working with the Struts Framework to support and refactor enterprise legacy applications.
✔️Database Management: Proficient in Oracle SQL and PostgreSQL, including writing stored procedures, indexing, and executing query optimization.
✔️IVR Modernization: Direct experience migrating monolithic legacy Struts applications into modern Spring Boot microservices.
✔️Conversational AI: Familiarity with speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS) engines, and AI-driven conversational IVR systems.
✔️CI/CD & Cloud Infrastructure: Practical knowledge of Git, Maven, Jenkins, Docker, and deployment workflows within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
We are seeking an elite Senior IVR Software Developer with 14+ years of deep technical experience to drive the modernization of our enterprise contact center platform in Cleveland, OH. This onsite contract engagement focuses on maintaining core transactional systems while executing a critical migration roadmap from legacy Struts architectures over to a highly scalable, cloud-ready Spring Boot microservices landscape.
The ideal architect will seamlessly bridge the gap between traditional telecom-driven IVR setups, VoiceXML generation, and high-performance backend Java APIs to deliver an optimal, continuous customer experience.
✔️Design, build, and optimize scalable enterprise-grade backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture to power core IVR ecosystems.
✔️Maintain, troubleshoot, and refactor mission-critical legacy IVR solutions built on the Struts Framework and JavaServer Pages for VoiceXML (JSV).
✔️Engineer secure and highly performant REST and SOAP web services, managing complex data structures across JSON and XML formats for telephony consumption.
✔️Map and implement sophisticated IVR call flows, integrating platform capabilities with Genesys infrastructure, SIP protocols, ASR/TTS engines, and modern cloud voice systems.
✔️Write complex database solutions within Oracle and PostgreSQL environments, leveraging advanced query tuning and robust stored procedures to minimize latency.
✔️Collaborate closely within an automated DevOps model using Git, Maven, and Jenkins pipelines to package applications into Docker environments for cloud platform staging.
Medical | Dental | Vision | 401(k)
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