Senior Matrixx SME DevOps Engineer

Summary

Builds and maintains scalable microservices in Java/Spring Boot, deploys them on OpenShift/Kubernetes, and owns CI/CD pipelines while ensuring security and reliability.

Key Responsibilities



  • Design and Development: Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and resilient microservices using Java, Spring Boot and related frameworks.

  • Hands-on experience with Apache Camel and its core Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIPs).

  • Implement RESTful APIs and ensure services meet performance, security, and stability requirements.

  • Write clean, well-tested, and efficient code following best practices and design patterns.

  • Containerization and Deployment: Develop and manage services deployed on OpenShift/Kubernetes, including defining Dockerfiles and Kubernetes resource configurations (Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, etc.).

  • Work with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) for automated build, test, and deployment.

  • Monitor and troubleshoot services running in the OpenShift environment.

  • Architecture and Data: Contribute to the architectural design of microservices, focusing on principles like loose coupling, high cohesion, and fault tolerance.

  • Implement various data persistence technologies, including relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).

  • Integrate services using messaging systems (e.g., Red Hat AMQ) where required.

  • Collaboration and Quality: Perform code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge within the team.

  • Ensure compliance with security standards and industry regulations by performing security vulnerability scans (SAST, DAST, SCA) and disaster recovery exercise.

  • Support on-call duty on shift rotation and handle production incident and root cause analysis with minimal supervision.

  • Knowledge Management: Build technical documentation from scratch, maintaining working documents on architecture overviews, API specifications and system integrations.

  • Create and maintain operational runbooks to support the team and internal stakeholders.


Qualifications



  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

  • Java Expertise: Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in developing enterprise applications using Java and the Spring Boot framework.

  • Microservices and API: Strong understanding of microservices architecture, principles, and best practices. Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.

  • Containerization: Proficient with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift for deployment and orchestration. Experience with OpenShift-specific features is a significant advantage.

  • Database: Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

  • Tools: Familiarity with Git, Maven/Gradle, and CI/CD tools.

  • Combined experience in DevOps, SRE, or Software Engineering.

  • Familiar with containerized environments, Kubernetes internals, and Helm.

  • Hands-on production experience with Jenkins and CI/CD best practices.

  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript).

  • Solid understanding of AWS core services, IAM security, and cost-optimization practices.

  • Comfortable with Linux internals, networking fundamentals, and shell scripting.

  • Agile mindset with experience working in Scrum teams.

  • Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.

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