Director of Java Kafka Software Engineering

Director of Java Kafka Software Engineering Direct message the job poster from Request Technology, LLC

***We are unable to sponsor for this permanent full-time role***

***Position is bonus eligible***

Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Director of Software Development with strong Java and Kafka experience. Candidate will be responsible for leading a team of skilled software engineers designing and delivering scalable and resilient hybrid and Cloud-based applications and data solutions supporting critical financial market clearing and risk activities; helping to drive the strategy of transforming the enterprise into a data-driven organization; lead through innovative strategic thinking in building data solutions.

Responsibilities:

Manage, lead, and mentor software development team

Serve as technical product owner flushing out detailed business, architectural, and design requirements

Develop solutions to complex technical challenges while coding, testing, troubleshooting and documenting the systems you and your team develop

Recommend architectural changes and new technologies and tools that improve the efficiency and quality of OCC’s systems and development processes

Lead the efforts to optimize application performance and resilience though analysis, code refactoring, and systems tuning

Collaborate with others to deliver complex projects involving the integration with multiple systems

Work closely with internal and external business and technology partners

Build and manage a team of skilled software engineers

Qualifications:

8+ years of experience leading software development teams

Experience with Java

Experience with distributed message brokers like Flink, Spark, Kafka Streams, etc.

Experience with Agile development processes for enterprise software solutions

Experience with software testing methodologies and automated testing frameworks

Strong leadership skills

Ability to manage project teams with different timelines and focus

Knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and change management

Strong communication skills with ability to communicate and interact with engineers and business stakeholders

Team player, self-driven, motivated, and able to work under pressure

Technical Skills:

8-10 years of experience in building high performance, large scale data solutions

Experience managing a team of professionals to drive their work, providing mentoring for growth, and delivering constructive feedback or course correction where necessary

8+ years of solutions design and architecture experience

Hands-on development experience with multiple programming languages such as Python and Java

Experience with Big Data processing technologies and frameworks such as Presto, Hadoop, MapReduce, and Spark

Hands-on experiences designing and implementing RESTful APIs

Knowledge and understanding of DevOps tools and technologies such as Terraform, Git, Jenkins, Docker, Harness, NexArtifactory, and CI/CD pipelines

Knowledge of SQL, data warehousing design concepts, various data management systems (structured and semi structured) and integrating with various database technologies (Relational, NoSQL)

Experience working with Cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

Experience with stream processing technologies and frameworks such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink

Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, Elasticsearch, SignalFX, and AppDynamics

Good understanding of data integrations patterns, technologies, and tools

Education / Certification:

BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Master’s degree preferred

OCP Java Programmer Certification (preferred)

AWS Certified Solutions Architect (preferred)

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