senior java developer

Senior Java DeveloperLocations: Dallas, TX Onsite: 3 days a week (could be less) Interview process: 2 video interviews to hire Contract: 24 month to perm Must have: Java, Spring, How Systems Work, How The Java Flow Works, Docker, Kubernetes, and CloudProjectThese teams develop and manage 500+ data APIs used by 30+ consumers across Client (any Client site, transactions, marketing, money movement, customer profiles)The past few years have been focused on modernizing existing APIs to prepare them for migration to Azure which is what the incoming resources will focus onAll APIs are built in Java with GraphQL, Spring Boot, Cassandra and deployed in Kubernetes cluster, CI/CD Jenkins pipeline for deploymentThese resources should come from a development background, but will be focused on deployment, containerization, and orchestrationResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain GitHub Actions workflows for continuous integration and deployment.Design and maintain Docker images and Kubernetes clusters, use Helm charts for application packaging and deployment, troubleshoot and optimize Kubernetes workloads.Develop automation scripts in Python for workflows, monitoring, and infrastructure tasks.Configure and maintain observability tools. Set up dashboards, alerts, and log aggregation for proactive monitoring.Implement security best practices in CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes clusters.Participate in requirements gathering, design discussions, code reviews, etc.May need to lead offshore developersMust HavesSenior Java developer Should come from a Java development background, not an infrastructure backgroundAt least 1 of the 2 resources needs to have strong Python experience in addition to Java – ability to write Python scripts for workflow automation, automated deployments, etc.Experience with GitHub Actions, GitHub CI, GitOpsContainerization & orchestration using Kubernetes, Helm ChartsExperience configuring monitoring & observability – DataDog preferred, Splunk would also be consideredExperience with cloud migrations & deployments – Azure preferred