Java Developer

Role Summary:

This job takes the lead in providing more complex application development services typically as part of a project team or in an application support role. Developers analyze, design, code, test and implement more complex systematic solutions to meet customer requirements that adhere to Highmark IT standards and policies. Developers provide general support to maintain more complex applications that meet the service levels, system availability, performance and quality levels required by their customers. May mentor less experienced team members.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Takes a lead role for analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing more complex application enhancements, as well as providing general production support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.
• Utilizes and participates in the more complex full system development life cycle, per current Highmark SDLC standards.
• Takes a lead role in collaborating with customers, business analysts, partners, and IT team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions. Concentrates on providing innovative solutions to more complex business needs.
• Takes a lead role in providing required technical support, including release implementations, on-call and 24x7 supports when necessary.
• Performs work in compliance with all Highmark and Highmark IT standards, policies and procedures.
• Actively takes a leading role and participates on project teams in various project roles, including, but not limited to, Developer, Technical Lead and Project Manager, based upon level of experience.
• Effectively communicates with team members, customers, partners and management, including assisting with or conducting more complex technical walkthroughs, reporting project status, enabling vendor solutions and providing accurate and concise documentation.

Required

Java Full stack

• Bachelors or masters degree in information technology or related field or 6 years of related and progressive experience in lieu.
• 4+ years of IT experience in analysis, design, development, documentation, implementing, and testing of software.
• Should have hand on with Kafka Connect integrations with real time systems.
• Experience on Source and sink connector integration and deployments
• Experience in KSQL DB and creating streams and integration with other modules.
• Should have hands on in Build and deploying application with CICD pipelines.
• Should have knowledge on version control tools, GIT (preferred)
• Strong problem-solving skills and good communication skills.
• 2+ years of experience as a Kafka developer and experience with Apache Kafka/ Confluent Kafka.
• Experience with KStreams, KSQL, KConnect and other Kafka related technologies.
• Experience with Apache Kafka.
• Experience in JUNIT testing.
• Experience in most of the following ideal: Confluent control center, Rest command, post man.

Good to have

• Experience with data migrations with Kafka and integrations to real time systems.

Confluent Kafka

• KSQL
• Kafka connects.
• K- Streams.
• Problem solving, root cause analysis, and issue resolution