Java Developer

MUST HAVES:
• JAVA
• KAFKA
• BIG DATA

Job Description:
• The job holder leads the technical design, development and documentation of cross-functional, multi-platform distributed application systems. S/he analyzes, defines and documents requirements for data, workflow, and logical processes and interfaces with other systems. S/he also ensures that expected application performance levels are achieved by coordinating, coding, testing, implementation and documentation.

• Requires extensive knowledge of company's total computing environment, including all key IT functions, interdependencies and business impact of future IT plans. Must have prior lead experience selecting and implementing vendor-specific methodologies and prior consulting experience with structured methodologies. Extensive experience with developing and supporting distributed applications required. Job holder must have broad experience with multi-platform development tools and toolkits. Responsible for planning, processing and performing all jobs in an efficient manner with no assistance from the supervisor including: Working closely with upper management; Design and develop programming systems making specific determinations about system performance; Responding promptly and professionally to bug reports; and, Review and repair legacy code. Conduct system analysis and development, with limited support from professional staff, to keep our systems current with changing technologies. Analyze, design, coordinate and supervise the development of software systems to form a basis for the solution of information processing problems. Analyze system specifications and translate system requirements to task specifications for junior programmers. Responsible for analysis of current programs including performance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs, and designing solutions to problematic programming. Responsible for developing new programs and proofing the program to develop needed changes to assure production of a quality product. Responsible for development of new programs, analyzes current programs and processes, and making recommendations which yield a more cost effective product. Writes, edits, and debugs new computer programs for assigned projects, including necessary records and desired output. Tests new programs to ensure that logic and syntax are correct, and that program results are accurate; assists lower-level programmers with programming assignments. Document code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program, special instructions, and any changes made in database tables on procedural, modular and database level.

Manager Release Notes:
• Will this have the ability to be temp to perm? Yes
• How many years exp are you looking for? 2 years
• Is financial exp a must? No but nice to have
• Degree required/type? Undergrad or higher preferred but candidates with right experience will also be considered
• Will position be a remote start or onsite? Yes, Remote. I am flexible to keep it remote permanently as long as company policy allows
• Will the candidate be required to provide their own equipment? Candidate will require their own laptop to get into company provided virtual desktop
• What are the top 3 skills that you’ll be looking for on a resume? Java with Kafka experience, exposure to big data tools like Storm/Spark, Exposure to prod support (Monitoring tools, Change management, incident management, etc.)

Supplier Call Notes (4/11 at 3:30 PM EST):
• 10-12 years of total professional experience
• 2+ years of development experience
• Level 2 application support… looking into code, figure out what’s wrong, debugging issues, and working with level 3 team (writing code: primarily Python and Java)
• Data platform
• Must have Java 7+
• Must have Kafka
• ELK Suite highly preferred
• Monitoring tools is highly preferred: AppDynamics and Splunk
• Previous level 1, 2, or 3 support is a big plus
• Day to day: report into level 2 production services side, change management, releases, deployments, etc. knowing Java and Kafka are critical
• 24/7 support model
• Ticketing system is ServiceNow… responsible for monitoring ServiceNow queue… 2-3 tickets per day… majority of problems relate to the volume of data coming into the system (will have a playbook to take appropriate steps) or duplicacy of data in system, or lags in the system
• Code is containerized… previous experience in Docker is a plus but not required... previous DevOps experience is a plus but not required… GitLabs DevOps tools… not moving to cloud in this role
• HM is okay with candidates sitting 100% remote... must be able to support EST hours
• Contract to hire (not interested in candidates who are not willing/able to convert to full time)