Open-Source Software Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

StarTekk’s adoption of Digital Transformation is to accelerate organizational growth, increase efficiencies and help Star Workforce achieve focused business goals.

The Employee will help our organization to identify and bridge the gap that exists in the business by analyzing the data, scale and support digital transformation initiatives.

Job Description

Hire one resource who will be responsible for installation, configuration, and maintenance of open-source software applications.

The software could include relational databases, web servers, and middleware applications that transform data or perform searches.

There will be a focus on development tasks to support and maintain applications. 8 or more years of experience in the field

Responsibilities :

• Install and configure software tools in a container (Red Hat OpenShift) or Linux based environment.
• Work with appropriate DTMB server teams to accomplish tasks in virtual environments.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot software that may have been customized for the State.
• Work with DTMB subject matter experts to allocate containers for application deployment. Install applications in containers and troubleshoot issues.
• Troubleshoot application issues including outages, performance, and communication.
• Apply patches to software tools to remediate security issues. Assess impacts of upgrading versions.
• Experience with microservices architecture. Develop and maintain Elixir microservices for data ingestion and transformation.
• Implement and manage data pipelines using Kafka message queues.
• Integrate with object stores supporting the S3 standard for data persistence.
• Assist Agency business users in operation of installed software including user account provisioning including troubleshooting SSO issues.
• Develop change logs or notes on support and development activities.
• Assist team members, vendors, and others with tasks as needed.

Hands On Experience

• Experience with application deployment within containers; specifically Red Hat OpenShift. Must have current experience with Kubernetes. (2+ years)
• Experience with web application development and strong interest in expanding skillset including Elixir and ReactJS. Experience with a different functional language like Scala, Haskell, or Clojure is helpful if no Elixir experience. (2+ years)
• Experience installing and configuring open-source SQL databases such as PostgreSQL. Experience troubleshooting database connections, performing back-ups, and developing queries. (2+ years)
• Experience with configuration management and source code repositories including use of Helm, Quay for container images, and GitHub (2+ years)
• Experience installing and supporting Apache Kafka and Apache Hive. (2+ years)
• Experience with other tools including Elasticsearch, Redis, and Kibana. (2+ years, installing and supporting open-source tools)
• Experience with Apache HTTP server installation and maintenance. (2+ years)
• Experience working efficiently within a Red Hat Linux environment (2+ years)
• Experience with shell scripting to automate tasks and maintain environments.
• Knowledge of scalable storage solutions, particularly those supporting the S3 standard.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility to adjust quickly to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change.
• Demonstrates strong customer service awareness and orientation.

Qualifications

These duties are too complex and specialized to be performable with a bachelor’s degree related to computer science or computer information systems or information technology.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.