Senior IBM Master Data Management (MDM) & Integration Developer

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior IBM MDM & Integration Developer to support, maintain, and enhance enterprise Master Data Management applications, including Master Person Index (MPI), Michigan Index Data Stewardship Portal (MIDSP), and Symmetry applications.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with IBM InfoSphere MDM Standard Edition (Virtual MDM) v14.x, Java/J2EE, Apache Kafka, and enterprise application integration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain, support, and enhance IBM MDM applications and integrations.
• Develop high-level functional and technical requirement documents.
• Work with Linux/Unix environments and develop PowerShell and Bash scripts.
• Manage source code repositories using Git and GitHub.
• Collaborate with DBAs to develop and execute SQL scripts.
• Prepare monthly reports for MDM applications.
• Support client tickets, incidents, and production issues.
• Create and deploy certificates across Windows and Linux systems.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, server, and network teams.
• Participate in the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Develop prototypes, mockups, flowcharts, and screen layouts.
• Design and execute test plans, test cases, UAT, and post-implementation testing.
• Track defects, incidents, and change requests (RFCs).
• Maintain application documentation and support production and non-production environments.
• Support enterprise architecture assessments, hosting documents, and firewall requirements.

• 8+ years of enterprise software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM InfoSphere MDM v14.x Standard Edition (Virtual MDM).
• Experience with MDM data models, entities, transactions, batch processing, configuration, customization, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka.

Preferred / Desired Skills

• 8+ years of Java/J2EE development experience, including Java, JSP, REST, and SOAP services.
• 5+ years of Linux/Unix experience, including command-line operations, log analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Apache Kafka experience, including topic configuration, producers, consumers, message flow troubleshooting, Zookeeper, and Kafka KRaft concepts.
• Experience with Strimzi Operator.
• Experience with batch processing using WildFly and Kafka.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications on WildFly.
• Strong SQL skills with Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Linux shell scripting (Bash) and CRON job scheduling.
• Experience with Flowable is a plus.
• CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps, Azure Git Repos, or similar tools.
• Experience with cloud and OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) environments.
• Familiarity with AWS and/or Azure.
• Exposure to Kubernetes and OpenShift.
• Experience with ELK / Elastic Stack for application log monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Healthcare domain experience is preferred.
• Ability to independently support and maintain complex, mission-critical enterprise applications.

Candidates must be available to work onsite every Monday and Tuesday in Lansing, Michigan, starting from Day One. Relocation, if required, must be completed at the candidate's own expense.