FS Java​/Boot, Kafka, AWS​/EKS Westlake, TX

FS Java/Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS/EKS – Westlake, TX

Job Type: Contract
Compensation: $65 - 75 Hourly

Client that is seeking a FS Java/Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS/EKS developer in Westlake, TX.

• Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject area
• Cloud‑native REST API development using Java, Maven, Stash, Spring Boot and Open API standards. 3+ years of experience working with event streaming/messaging platforms such as Kafka or Rabbit
  
  MQ.
• 3+ years of experience with database technologies, preferably Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Python, Kafka Streams, SQL query creation, and Dev Ops with Jenkins.
• Ownership of the entire secure SDLC, and extensive experience with Dev Ops CI/CD practices, TDD, BDD, automated security and quality testing using tools like REST Assured, Cucumber, etc., modern test and mock frameworks and service virtualization tools such as Wiremock to rapidly deliver, measure, and iterate features to customers.
• Working experience within an Agile (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) development environment.
• Working experience in Behavior Driven Development (BDD).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD processes and tools (i.e., Jenkins, uDeploy, Git).
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Collaboration, communication and engagement skills and can articulate and document business/system requirements.
• You have hands‑on Java and open‑source skills with the ability to build complex web‑based systems from ground up or interfacing with existing systems.
• Event‑driven application design and development.
• Strong focus on quality through the entire SDLC to reduce production interruptions; AWS deployments with EKS.
• Focus on observability, metrics and alerting using tools like Datadog or Splunk.
• Background in distributed design patterns and critical thinking skills to design end‑to‑end solutions.