Kafta & Spring Boot admin / developer

Gilder Search Group; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Senior Java Developer in McLean, VA, focusing on architecting microservices with Spring Boot and Kafka. You will deploy, manage and scale Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters and containerized applications.

The role balances new development with critical maintenance and testing responsibilities, and requires 8+ years in Java/JEE, 4+ years Kafka, 4 years OpenShift, and hands-on unit testing with JUnit.

Qualifications

• 8+ years Java/JEE microservices with Spring REST and Spring Boot.
• 4+ years integrating Kafka for event-driven workflows.
• 2+ years Kafka administration.
• 1 year using AI tools such as Claude Code.
• 4+ years with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
• 4+ years developing automated unit tests with JUnit.
• 4 years Eclipse or Spring Tool Suite or JBoss Studio.
• 3+ years GitHub, JIRA.
• 2+ years Oracle Exadata.

Responsibilities

• Architect microservices with Spring Boot and Kafka.
• Deploy, manage and scale Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters.
• Configure, manage and monitor containerized apps on Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Balance new development with maintenance and testing duties.

Skills

Java/JEE

Spring Boot

Kafka

Event-driven

JUnit

Agile/Scrum

GitHub/JIRA

Tools

OpenShift

JUnit

Eclipse/STS/JBoss Studio

GitHub

JIRA

Kafka Administration

Claude Code (AI tools)

Oracle Exadata

Job description

To be considered for work, A CANDIDATE MUST BE EITHER A U.S. CITIZEN - OR - PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN (No H1 visa holders) with three or more years of U.S. residency as a Permanent Resident Alien.

Senior Java Developer focused on architecting microservices with Spring Boot + Kafka on Red Hat OpenShift. This consultant will deploy, manage and scale Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters. Also will configure, manage and monitor containerized applications running on Kubernetes or OpenShift in a role that balances new development with critical maintenance and testing responsibilities.

Contract is for 8 months with a high likelihood of last longer.

Required (Resume must show this!)

• 8+ years Java/JEE microservices development with Spring REST and Spring Boot
• 4 + year -f integrating KAFKA for Event Driven Workflows
• 2 years of KAFKA Administration
• 1 year using AI Tools such as Claude Code
• 4 years working with Red Hat OpenShift Container platform
• 4 years developing automated unit tests with JUnit
• 4 years Eclipse or Spring Tool Suite or JBoss studio – 4 years
• 3 + years Github, JIRA
• 2 + years Oracle Exadata

Preferred Skills

• CI/CD Pipeline using GitHub Actions
• Agile methodologies and working as Scrum Master
• Maven