Java Solution Architect

About the position

Job Description

• Strong skills in Java 17.


• Microservices.


• Event-Driven Architecture.


• Kubernetes and Docker.


• Design documentation.


• Strong communication skills.


• Understanding of Graph DB, Vector DB, and Distributed Databases.


• Strong leadership skills.


• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and team management skills.

 


Software Stack Skills Required:





OpenShift

• OpenShift Container Platform: For container orchestration and management.


• Streams for Apache Kafka: Use the Streams for Apache Kafka operator to deploy and manage Kafka clusters on OpenShift.

Kafka

• Apache Kafka: For distributed messaging and real-time data streaming.


• Kafka Connect: To integrate Kafka with various data sources and sinks. (Confirm)


• Kafka Streams: For stream processing within Kafka. (Confirm)

Java

• JDK (Java Development Kit): Preferably JDK 17 or later for development.


• Spring Boot: For building microservices and RESTful APIs.


• Kafka Clients: Java clients for producing and consuming messages from Kafka.

SQL Database

• PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Microsoft SQL Server.


• DB2: The system will still use DB2.


• Any popular open- or closed-source relational database will be suitable as a skill.

Observability Framework

• Prometheus: For monitoring and alerting, especially in Kubernetes environments.


• Grafana: For visualising metrics collected by Prometheus.


• OpenTelemetry: For collecting logs, metrics, and traces from your applications.


• Jaeger: For distributed tracing to monitor and troubleshoot transactions in complex microservices environments.


• Fluentd: For log collection and aggregation.

DevOps and CI/CD

• Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD: For continuous integration and deployment pipelines.


• Helm: For managing Kubernetes applications.


• Prometheus and Grafana: For monitoring and observability.

 


Overall Requirement:


This comprehensive stack ensures seamless integration of container orchestration, real-time data streaming, application development, robust data management, and observability.

Desired Skills:

• Systems Analysis
• Complex Problem Solving
• Programming/configuration
• Critical Thinking
• Time Management