Kafka developer

Note** : Must have Active IRS MBI clearanceStatement of Work:MeF is a platform for electronically filing returns with the IRS. It provides SOA based web services that filers use to submit returns and provides web applications for IRS users to work with the returns. MeF validates filed returns, determines their disposition, and interfaces with other IRS systems for downstream processing of the returns. IBM has developed and enhanced MeF since 2001. Task Description:Java/JEE developer to design and develop MeF Mod microservices using SpringBoot, KAFKA, JAX-Rest Services, JPA/Hibernate and Red hat OpenShift. Perform Unit and Integration tests. Participate in code reviews, troubleshoot production issues and maintain Java components as needed. Primary Duties:Design and develop Java/JEE components using KAFKA, Spring Rest Services, Spring Boot – 70%Perform unit and development level integration testing as needed – 20%Perform code maintenance based on needs of IBM testing, customer testing, and production issues – 10%Required Skills/Level of Experience:Java/JEE microservices development with Spring REST and Spring Boot – 8 yearsIntegrate KAFKA for Event Driven Workflows – 4 yearsKAFKA Administration – 2 yearsDevelopment using AI Tools such as Claude Code – 1 yearRed Hat OpenShift Container platform - 4 yearsDevelop automated unit tests with JUnit – 4 yearsEclipse or Spring Tool Suite or JBoss studio – 4 yearsGitHub, JIRA – 3 yearsOracle Exadata – 2 yearsPreferred Skills:CICD Pipeline using GitHub ActionsAgile methodologies and working as Scrum MasterMaven