MongoDB connection URI for SSL - mongodb

Question

I'm working on JDK8 and using mongo-java-driver(v3.5.0) to connect MongoDB(v3.6.3).
I've enabled SSL by following this article. I don't have /etc/mongod.conf file, instead I've /etc/mongodb.conf file; so I've updated the SSL settings in that file:
# SSL options
# Enable SSL on normal ports
sslOnNormalPorts = true
# SSL Key file and password
sslPEMKeyFile = /etc/ssl/mongodb.pem
sslPEMKeyPassword = PASSWORD
I'm able to access mongo via mongo shell using:
mongo --ssl --sslCAFile /etc/ssl/rootCA.pem --sslPEMKeyFile /etc/ssl/mongodb.pem --host localhost
I want to connect MongoDB using Java driver. I initially tried the following JDBC connection string:
mongodb://USER:PASSWORD#localhost:27017/?ssl=true&sslAllowInvalidCertificates=true&sslPEMKeyFile=/etc/ssl/mongodb.pem
but as per documentation, there are no such options available. Also, I get error:
The connection string contains an invalid host 'localhost:27017/?ssl=true&sslAllowInvalidCertificates=true&sslPEMKeyFile=/etc/ssl'. The port '27017/?ssl=true&sslAllowInvalidCertificates=true&sslPEMKeyFile=/etc/ssl' is not a valid, it must be an integer between 0 and 65535
And when I try with the following connection string:
url=mongodb://USER:PASSWORD#localhost:27017/?ssl=true
I get following error:
com.mongodb.MongoSocketWriteException: Exception sending message
at com.mongodb.connection.InternalStreamConnection.translateWriteException(InternalStreamConnection.java:445) ~[mongo-java-driver-3.5.0.jar:?]
.
...
Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target
.
...
Here's the code that I've used:
String url = "mongodb://USER:PASSWORD#localhost/?authSource=admin&ssl=true"
MongoClientURI connectionURI = new MongoClientURI(url)
mongoClient = new MongoClient(connectionURI)
Could someone help me with what JDBC connection string I need to configure to connect successfully. Thank you.