Azure Java Cloud Developer

Kforce - Westlake, TX

Full-time

Westlake, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Kforce has a client in Westlake, TX that is seeking an Azure Java Cloud Developer. The primary focus of this role is to design, develop, and maintain a comprehensive and scalable DevOps automation practice specifically for Java applications on Azure cloud platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and developing automation solutions for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), databases, Service Bus, and Function App solutions. Additionally, the role involves creating cloud observability solutions, including dashboards and alerts for multiple Azure services, ensuring that system-level performance alerts are set up and that automation of elasticity is based on the requirements of the applications. The developer will also be tasked with maintaining detailed documentation, diagrams, and a knowledge base to support the automation practices. A strong understanding of the Azure tech stack is essential, as the role requires the developer to demonstrate commendable knowledge in this area. This position is critical for ensuring that the cloud applications are efficient, reliable, and scalable, contributing to the overall success of the client's cloud initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain comprehensive and scalable DevOps automation practice for Java applications on Azure cloud platforms
• Design and develop the automation for AKS, Database, Service Bus, FunctionApp solutions
• Design and develop cloud observability solutions, dashboards, and alerts for multiple Azure services
• Set up system-level performance alerts and automate elasticity based on the requirements
• Maintain the detailed documentation, diagrams, and knowledge base
• Demonstrate commendable knowledge of the Azure tech stack

Requirements

• 9+ years of development experience
• Solid understanding of Rest concepts and developing rest APIs using Spring Boot with Tomcat
• Solid understanding of Java 17 capabilities, lambda, streams and functional interfaces, Spring modules, including IOC, MVC (Rest), BATCH, Active MQ, Spring Boot along with other core components like OAuth2 and security
• Experience with Jenkins build & code-deployment procedures
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with creating and executing SQL, UNIX scripts
• Experience with SPLUNK and DataDog
• Exposure to Cloud/DevOps technologies - Azure
• Exposure to maintaining and creating Ctrl-M jobs
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (ADD) insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects