Senior Java Engineer (Kafka/API)

Position title: Senior Java Engineer (Kafka/API) Working Status: Location: Primary location is Waterloo. Remote candidates are welcome for submissions however must be in EST time zone Security: Reliability Clearance – 5 years in Canada NOTE: HackerRank Assessment will be carried out. Role Summary: The Canadian IT – Platform and Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with at least 5 years of Java application analysis and development experience. The successful candidate will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and will show initiative, be accountable for results. What will a successful candidate do?  Lead and participate in the design, development, deployment of Java REST web service APIs and microservices using Docker and Kubernetes.  Ensure service designs follow approved architecture.  Learn and incorporate emerging API technologies into our APIs.  Build event driven services using Kafka  Use and enhance our Dev Ops tools and processes for CD/CI, these tools include Jenkins, Artifactory, BitBucket, Gradle, Continuous Delivery Director, Ansible  Mentor and support colleagues in their capabilities  Identify defects in services, debug and provide effective solutions to resolve the defects.  When required, support existing APIs built on older technologies e.g., Websphere, DB2, Java UI etc. The API Platform:  Our APIs are o REST services built from Open API/Swagger specs o written in Java Spring Boot, o Deployed to a Kubernetes environment (on prem/AWS) using Docker containers o secured with oauth2 using Okta  Build new microservices/domain services that populate and access database technology like MongoDB and Postgres  Build event driven processes/microservices that consume topics from Kafka What a successful candidate need to succeed:  Post secondary Computer Science diploma or degree  More than 5 years of development skills and progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience  Strong working experience with Java APIs, REST, SOAP, Spring, JSON, Open API, Swagger, web services and web hosting technologies  1+ years experience using DevOps tools (Jenkins, Artifactory, BitBucket, Maven, CDD/Ansible)  1+ years experience with Kafka and/or Kafka Streams (with KSQL)  Customer obsession – customers are at the center of all we do  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to analyze situations/problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner  Experience with managing and coordinating team activities in a multi-site environment.  Strong organizational and planning skill  Excellent verbal and written communications skills Assets:  Experience with Kubernetes, Okta, AWS, MongoDB  Experience with Group Retirement products and business domains  Working knowledge of Business Rule Management Systems such as IBM’s ODM  Experience with WebSphere, DB2, Java UI: Swing, Spring MVC, SonarQube for static code analysis  Exposure to Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) integration architectures and technologies Additional Requirements:  Periodic weekend / after-hours work may be required to support project implementations and system upgrades  Occasional travel between SLF locations may be required depending on work assignments  Possibility of on-call support maybe required

Lead the design, development, and deployment of Java REST web service APIs and event-driven microservices using Kafka. Manage the full software lifecycle including DevOps integration, debugging, and mentoring colleagues.

Requires over 5 years of Java development experience and a degree in Computer Science. Must have proven expertise in Spring, REST, Kafka, and DevOps tools like Jenkins and Ansible.

• KubernetesSouhaitée
• CI/CDSouhaitée
• PostgreSQLSouhaitée
• DockerSouhaitée
• MongoDBSouhaitée
• JavaSouhaitée
• Spring BootSouhaitée

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• Java
• Kafka
• REST API
• Spring Boot
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Microservices
• Jenkins
• Ansible
• MongoDB
• Postgres
• OAuth2
• Swagger
• CI/CD
• BitBucket
• Gradle

• Software
• Technology
• Engineering
• Data & Analytics
• Consulting

Formation minimale

Baccalauréat

Expérience minimale

5+ ans

Postuler avant le

5 sept. 2026

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine

Exigences de lieu

Country, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Niveau d’expérience

Mid-Senior level

Mode de candidature

La candidature directe est offerte