Senior Java Microservices Lead - Azure, Kubernetes, Kafka

Tech Mirrors; Chicago (IL); On-site; Full time

Job description

Senior Java Developer

Location:Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Contract

RoleOverview

WearelookingforahighlyskilledandexperiencedSeniorJavaDeveloperwithstrongexpertiseincloud-nativeapplicationdevelopmentanddeploymentwithintheAzureecosystem.

Theidealcandidateshouldhavehands-onexperiencewithcontainerization,orchestration,APImanagement,distributedmessagingsystems,andcachingtechnologies.

ExperienceintheBrokerage/CapitalMarketsdomainwillbeanaddedadvantage.

1. Project Overview

• The opportunity is for a Greenfield Project involving development from scratch.

• The selected candidate is expected to:

o Build the application from the ground up

o Lead the project technically

o Handle architecture responsibilities

o Work directly with onsite stakeholders and customers

o This is not a maintenance or support role.

2. Experience Expectations

• Although the JD mentions 8+ years, the expectation is:

o Minimum 10+ years preferred

o Ideally 12+ years of strong hands-on Java experience

• Candidate should have:

o Consistent experience in Java technologies

o Strong background in Java Microservices

o No mixed career path involving .NET, Testing, Python, etc., before moving into Java

3. Mandatory Technical Skills

The following skills were highlighted as critical:

• Java

• Java Microservices

• Kafka

• Azure Cloud

• Kubernetes

• CI/CD

• REST APIs

• Caching

• Infrastructure as Code

RequiredExperience

•10+yearsofexperienceinJavaapplicationdevelopment

•Strongexperienceindesigninganddevelopingscalableenterpriseapplications

•ExperienceworkinginAgile/Scrumenvironments

MustHaveTechnicalSkills

•StrongexpertiseinJava/J2EE,SpringBoot,andMicroservicesarchitecture

•Hands-onexperiencewithDockerandKubernetes

•StrongexposuretoAzureCloudEcosystem

•ExperiencewithAzureKubernetesService(AKS)

•ExperiencewithAzureAPIManagement(APIM)

•ExperiencewithAzurePubSub/MessagingServices

•StrongknowledgeofRedisCaching

•ExperiencewithRESTAPIsandevent-drivenarchitecture

•KnowledgeofCI/CDpipelinesandDevOpspractices

•ExperiencewithGit,Maven/Gradle,Jenkins,orsimilartools