Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Ignite IT is hiring a Java and Kafka Engineer

Requirements

  • 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

Nice to Have

  • 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

Additional Information

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation
  • Long-Term Government Contract for Leading Edge Technologies
Required Skills
Kafka
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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category backend
Posted 3 months ago