GIS Team Member

TechDigital Group; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking a senior GIS team member focused on Java-based full-stack engineering and cloud-native solutions. You will contribute to reliability, monitoring and observability across hybrid environments to support global commerce applications.

The role requires strong Java expertise, cloud platform experience (AWS/GCP/Azure), and hands-on DevOps/SRE practices. You will design, develop and optimize resilient services with cross-functional teams to deliver stable systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in core and advanced Java, enabling robust full-stack solutions.
• Practical expertise with AWS, GCP or Azure for deployment, networking and security.
• Strong AWS DevOps experience with pipeline creation and automation.
• SRE concepts and observability using Splunk and Dynatrace.
• Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures for GIS/commerce.
• Understanding of commerce-focused full-stack engineering in Java.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable GIS and commerce-focused services using Java for high performance.
• Implement cloud-native apps on major clouds with reliable compute, storage and networking.
• Apply DevOps across the software lifecycle to speed releases with quality.
• Drive SRE by defining SLIs/SLOs to improve availability and performance.
• Configure AWS DevOps tooling and pipelines for secure deployments in hybrid environments.
• Set up monitoring with Splunk and Dynatrace for actionable dashboards and alerts.
• Use Kafka to maintain reliable event-driven communications across platforms.
• Collaborate with product engineering, operations and security to align with goals.

Skills

Java

Cloud platforms

SRE concepts

Observability

DevOps

Team collaboration

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Splunk

Dynatrace

Kafka

Job description

Mandatory skills

• AWS/GCP/Azure Cloud
• Java Full Stack Engineering
• Kafka

Job summary

Contribute as a senior GIS team member specializing in Java based full stack engineering and cloud native solutions with a focus on reliability, monitoring and observability. Apply strong experience in core and advanced Java, cloud platforms, DevOps and SRE practices to design, develop and optimize resilient services that support global commerce applications in a hybrid work model, ensuring stable and efficient systems for business and society.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable GIS and commerce focused services using core and advanced Java to ensure high performance and maintainable solutions that support critical business workloads and end user experiences.
• Implement and optimize cloud native applications on major cloud platforms using best practices in compute, storage and networking to deliver reliable and cost efficient environments for GIS and commerce services.
• Apply DevOps practices across the software lifecycle including build, deployment and configuration automation to improve release speed, quality and consistency for GIS applications.
• Drive SRE methodologies by defining service level indicators and objectives to continuously improve availability, reliability and performance of key GIS and commerce services.
• Configure and maintain AWS DevOps tooling including pipelines, artifact management and environment automation to support repeatable and secure deployments in hybrid work settings.
• Set up and refine monitoring strategies using Splunk and Dynatrace to create meaningful dashboards, alerts and reports that help teams quickly detect and resolve issues in production systems.
• Use Kafka to design and maintain event‑driven integrations for GIS data flows ensuring reliable message processing and resilient communication across distributed commerce platforms.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams such as product engineering, operations and security to translate business needs into technical designs that align with organizational goals and societal impact.
• Perform root cause analysis for incidents using observability data and logs from Splunk, Dynatrace and other tools to reduce recurrence and improve long‑term stability of GIS solutions.
• Optimize application and infrastructure configurations with a focus on resource utilization, latency and throughput to create efficient systems that support sustainable technology practices.
• Document system designs, runbooks and operational procedures in a clear and structured manner to enable knowledge sharing, smooth onboarding and consistent support across global teams.
• Provide technical guidance to peers on Java engineering, cloud adoption, DevOps automation and observability patterns to elevate team capabilities and improve project outcomes.
• Participate in code reviews, testing activities and continuous improvement efforts to uphold coding standards, security practices and reliability across all GIS and commerce services.

Qualifications

• Possess extensive hands‑on experience in core and advanced Java including object‑oriented design and performance optimization enabling robust and maintainable full‑stack solutions.
• Demonstrate practical expertise with AWS, GCP or Azure Cloud including deployment, networking and security configurations supporting resilient and scalable GIS and commerce applications.
• Show strong proficiency in AWS DevOps and general DevOps practices with skills in pipeline creation, infrastructure automation and configuration management enhancing delivery efficiency.
• Exhibit solid knowledge of SRE and DevOps concepts and SRE monitoring and observability with Splunk, including definition of service metrics and proactive incident detection.
• Apply advanced monitoring and observability abilities using Dynatrace and Splunk to create end‑to‑end visibility across applications, infrastructure and data flows for critical services.
• Bring working experience with Kafka and related messaging patterns to support event‑driven architectures and high‑volume data integration for GIS and commerce platforms.
• Display understanding of commerce full‑stack engineering using Java frameworks and related technologies enabling contributions to customer‑facing and internal transactional systems.

Certifications Required

Preferred certifications in cloud platforms and observability such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Splunk Core Certified Power User.