Sr. System Engineer in Kafka, AWS, and Java

Job Title: Sr. System Engineer

Job Location: Remote (EST/CST only)

# Positions: 2

Employment Type: FTE

Key Technology: Apache ActiveMQ, Apache Kafka, MQ systems

Job Responsibilities

• Design and implement integration solutions between ActiveMQ and Apache Kafka to ensure seamless Event-driven communication and data streaming to support near real-time communication between different applications in AWS
• Design / Implement Kafka producers/consumers for high-throughput, low-latency data processing in a trading environment
• Develop and deploy real-time messaging applications using Kafka
• Troubleshoot Kafka-related issues and optimize performance for high-frequency claim related events
  
  

Required

Skills and Experience Required:

• 5 years of relevant experience in Kafka, AWS, and Java
• 5 years of hands-on experience in Kafka Integrations
• Proficiency with Apache messaging technologies (e.g., Apache ActiveMQ or Apache Kafka) and MQ systems (e.g., IBM MQ)
• Strong Java development experience with expertise in real-time messaging and Kafka
• Experience integrating Kafka with Cloud and On-prem applications and managing high-volume, low-latency data streams
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture, distributed systems, and fault tolerance principles
  
  

Desired: Python development experience

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer/Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or an associated field