Hybrid Java Engineer, Kafka

at Ignite IT - Innovation & Technology

• Job title: Java Engineer, Kafka
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Apache, AWS, Azure, Cassandra, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Hibernate, Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, Microservices, MongoDB, NoSQL, Oracle, Postgres, Redis, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ashburn, United States

About the role

• Java and Kafka Engineer working in Agile Scrum team. Delivering customer-defined software solutions in collaboration with stakeholders and developers.

Responsibilities

• Join an Agile Scrum team providing software development and maintenance for delivery of releasable software in short sprint cycles.
• Responsible for activities associated with delivery of software solutions associated with customer-defined systems and software projects by working in close collaboration with software developers/engineers, stakeholders, and end users within Agile processes.

Requirements

• *Required: *
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria include but are not limited to:
• 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud
• 1 year check for illegal drug use
• 3 year check for felony convictions
• 5+ years of professional experience in Java backend development.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying applications with Spring Boot.
• Deep, proven expertise with Apache Kafka, including both the Producer and Consumer APIs, Kafka Streams, and related concepts (e.g., topics, partitions, consumer groups, offsets).
• Strong experience implementing Kafka solutions using Spring framework. Proficiency with Kafka Schema Registry for schema management and evolution.
• Solid understanding of event-driven architectures, distributed systems, and microservices design patterns.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle) and ORM frameworks (e.g., Spring Data JPA, Hibernate).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork abilities.
• Professional Experience: at least seven (7) years related technical experience, with software design, development and implementation
• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline.
• Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of degree
• *Desired:*
• Direct experience with Confluent Kafka.
• Experience with other NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra) or in-memory data stores (e.g., Redis).
• A strong understanding of data governance and data quality principles in an event-driven context.
• DevOps experience/CI/CD pipeline.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance