Is there a way to validate json attributes based on predefined values in java?

Well there could be two possible ways : Firstly you can use @JsonProperty but for that you need to add @JsonCreator or custom constructor.

Or else you can simply use Jackson schema validation. Create a schema.json and validate each incoming input against the schema for example :

{
    "operation": {
                "type":"string",
                "required":true,
                "enum":["ONE","TWO","THREE"]
            }
}

It's better than handling the Exceptions raised i.e. JsonMappingException and UnrecognizedPropertyException by Jackson.

You can look for more about Schema Validation at : http://wilddiary.com/validate-json-against-schema-in-java/