Position Details: Senior Open-source Developer ( Red Hat OpenShift )
Description:
Job Description:
Interviews: MS Teams video interview with camera ON.
Duration: 1 year with possible extension
Position location: Lansing, MI. Hybrid Role with 2 days onsite from day 1 - Tuesday and Wednesday
Local and non-local candidates may apply. local strongly preferred.
As a Senior Open-source Developer, support system development for the Department of Technology Management & Budget (DTMB), in support of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Unit. This individual will be responsible for installation, configuration, and maintenance of open-source software applications. The software could include relational databases, web servers, and middleware applications that transform data or perform searches. There will be a focus on development tasks to support and maintain applications.
Responsibilities:
- Install and configure software tools in a container (Red Hat OpenShift) or Linux based environment. Work with appropriate DTMB server teams to accomplish tasks in virtual environments.
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot software that may have been customized for the State.
- Work with DTMB 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. Assess impacts of upgrading versions.
- Experience with microservices architecture. 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 operation of installed software including user account provisioning including troubleshooting SSO issues.
- Develop change logs or notes on support and development activities.
- Assist team members, vendors, and others with tasks as needed.
Qualifications:
- Experience with application deployment within containers; specifically Red Hat OpenShift. Must have current experience with Kubernetes. (2+ years)
- Experience with web application development and 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. Experience troubleshooting database connections, performing back-ups, and developing queries. (2+ years)
- Experience with configuration management and source code repositories including 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, 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.