Senior Full Stack Developer / Open Source Software Programmer (React-Linux Openshift-Kubernetes)

Govan Systems - Lansing, MI

Full-time - Senior

Lansing, MI

About the position

The Senior Open Source Software Developer / Programmer will be responsible for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of open-source software applications, focusing on relational databases, web servers, and middleware applications. This role involves development tasks to support and maintain applications, particularly in a hybrid work environment in Lansing, MI.

Responsibilities

• Install and configure software tools in a container (Red Hat OpenShift) or Linux-based environment.
• Work with appropriate customer server teams to accomplish tasks in virtual environments.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot software that may have been customized for the State.
• Work with customer subject matter experts to allocate containers for application deployment.
• Install applications in containers and troubleshoot issues.
• Troubleshoot application issues including outages, performance, and communication.
• Apply patches to software tools to remediate security issues and assess the impacts of upgrading versions.
• Develop and maintain Elixir microservices for data ingestion and transformation.
• Implement and manage data pipelines using Kafka message queues.
• Integrate with object stores supporting the S3 standard for data persistence.
• Assist Agency business users in the operation of installed software including user account provisioning and troubleshooting SSO issues.
• Develop change logs or notes on support and development activities.
• Assist team members, vendors, and others with tasks as needed.

Requirements

• Experience with application deployment within containers, specifically Red Hat OpenShift.
• Current experience with Kubernetes (2+ years).
• Experience with web application development and a strong interest in expanding skillset including Elixir and ReactJS.
• Experience with a different functional language like Scala, Haskell, or Clojure is helpful if no Elixir experience (2+ years).
• Experience installing and configuring open-source SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, troubleshooting database connections, performing backups, and developing queries (2+ years).
• Experience with configuration management and source code repositories including the use of Helm, Quay for container images, and GitHub (2+ years).
• Experience installing and supporting Apache Kafka and Apache Hive (2+ years).
• Experience with other tools including Elasticsearch, Redis, and Kibana (2+ years of installing and supporting open-source tools).
• Experience with Apache HTTP server installation and maintenance (2+ years).
• Experience working efficiently within a Red Hat Linux environment (2+ years).
• Experience with shell scripting to automate tasks and maintain environments.
• Knowledge of scalable storage solutions, particularly those supporting the S3 standard.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility to adjust quickly to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change.
• Demonstrates strong customer service awareness and orientation.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with different functional programming languages like Scala, Haskell, or Clojure.