W2 only - Senior Java Kafka Developer

Job Title : Java Kafka Developer

Location : Dallas, TX or Chicago, IL (Onsite Hybrid 3 days in a week)

Position Type : Fulltime permanent position

Responsibilities :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

Support the application development of big data application for business requirements in agreed architecture framework and Agile environment

Thoroughly analyzes requirements, develops, tests, and documents software quality to ensure proper implementation

Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet : both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented

Performs application and project risk analysis and recommends quality improvements

Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required

Communicates in a clear and concise manner all time delays or defects in the software immediately to appropriate team members and management

Experience with resolving security vulnerabilities

Qualifications :

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

Required 5+ year of experience in building high speed, data-centric solutions

Required 5+ years of experience in Java

Required Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks like FLINK, Apache Spark, Kafka Streams, etc

Required Experience with distributed message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc.

Required Experience with cloud technologies and migrations. Experience preferred with AWS foundational services like VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc

Required Experience developing and delivering technical solutions using public cloud service providers like Amazon, Google

Required Experience writing unit and integration tests with testing frameworks like Junit, Citrus

Required Experience working with various types of databases like Relational, NoSQL, Object-based, Graph

Required Experience following Git workflows

Required Working knowledge of DevOps tools like Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI / CD pipeline etc

Required Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, ElasticSearch, Prometheus, AppDynamics

Technical Skills :

Required Java-based software development experience, including deep understanding of Java fundamentals like Memory Model, Data structures, Concurrency and Multithreading

Required Fluent in object-oriented design, industry best practices, software patterns, and architecture principles

Required Strong testing experience which includes developing test plans, automated test cases, and working with test frameworks

Preferred Deep understanding to troubleshoot performance and multi-threaded issues

Preferred Experience with performance optimization and profiling

Required Experience working with two or more of the following : Unix / Linux environments, event-driven systems, transaction processing systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software system development, security software development, public-cloud platforms

Required Hands-on experience with Java version 8 onwards, Spring, SpringBoot, Microservices, REST API

Education and / or Experience :

Required BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required

Preferred MS in Computer Science

Certificates or Licenses :

Preferred OCP Java SE 8 Programmer Certification

Preferred AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate Level