Senior IBM MDM & Integration Developer (Java / Kafka)

Stafford Gray • Lansing, MI

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About The Position

Stafford Gray is seeking a senior developer to own and support a mission-critical master person index platform for a public-sector client in the health and human services space. The platform is built on IBM InfoSphere MDM Standard Edition (Virtual MDM) and feeds identity data to major enterprise applications through Kafka-based integrations. The developer will serve as the platform’s technical lead, maintaining and enhancing an existing vendor-built implementation, guiding analysts and teams that integrate with it, and supporting production operations.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of software development experience supporting enterprise-scale systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM InfoSphere MDM v14.x Standard Edition (Virtual MDM).
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare or health and human services experience.
• At least 8 years of Java/J2EE experience, including JSP and REST/SOAP services.
• At least 5 years of Linux/Unix experience, including shell scripting, log analysis, and CRON.
• WildFly application server experience.
• Kafka on Strimzi, including Zookeeper and KRaft concepts.
• Oracle and SQL Server query optimization.
• CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps or similar tools.
• Experience with OpenShift, Kubernetes, AWS, or Azure.
• ELK/Elastic Stack experience for log monitoring.
• Flowable development experience.
• Ability to independently own a complex system with minimal outside support.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance an IBM MDM Standard Edition implementation, including data models, entities, transactions, batch processing, and configuration.
• Develop and support Kafka producers, consumers, and topics, and troubleshoot message flow between Kafka, WildFly, and MDM.
• Deploy, configure, and support WildFly applications in Linux, cloud, and OpenShift/Kubernetes environments.
• Write and optimize SQL in Oracle and SQL Server in collaboration with DBAs.
• Build Bash and PowerShell automation and maintain CRON-scheduled batch jobs.
• Create and deploy certificates on Windows and Linux, and coordinate with server and network teams on maintenance and issue resolution.
• Own the full SDLC, including requirements, functional and technical specifications, test plans, UAT support, change requests, and system documentation.
• Monitor production and non-production environments, resolve tickets, and produce monthly platform reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed