Job TitleSkills Required:12+ years of experience in the software industryBachelor's degree (or equivalent) in relevant technical fieldProven experience in messaging systems, API integrations, streaming platforms, KafkaCommercial banking enhanced reporting and API product ionizationHands-on technical role, responsible for design, development, and deployment of end-to-end implementation, including Confluent Kafka, integrations with source/target systems enterprise middleware systems8+ years of experience in enterprise middleware, microservices, designing and implementing APIs5+ years of experience architecting, designing, implementing, operating a streaming platform based on Confluent Kafka5+ years of experience in Confluent platform or Confluent Cloud5+ years of Java, Spring Boot experienceStrong fundamentals in distributed systems design and operations, microservice architecture, integration patternsDeep understanding of different messaging paradigms (pub/sub, queuing), as well as delivery models, quality-of-service, and fault-tolerance architecturesEstablished track record with Kafka technology, with hands-on production experience and a deep understanding of the Kafka architecture and internals of how it works, along with interplay of architectural components: brokers, Zookeeper, producers/consumers, Kafka Connect, Kafka StreamsPractical experience with how to scale Kafka, KStreams, and Connector infrastructuresExperience with Kafka Streams / KSQL architecture and associated clustering modelHands-on experience as a developer who has used the Kafka API to build producer and consumer applications, along with expertise in implementing KStreams componentsHave developed KStreams pipelines, as well as deployed KStreams clustersExperience with developing KSQL queries and best practices of using KSQL vs KStreamsStrong knowledge of the Kafka Connect framework, with experience using several connector types: HTTP REST proxy, JMS, File, SFTP, JDBCExperience using Source/sink connectors as RDBMS, NoSQL data storesHands-on experience in designing, writing, and operationalizing new Kafka Connectors using the frameworkStrong familiarity of data formats such as XML, JSON, Avro, CSV, etc. along with serialization/deserialization optionsFamiliarity of the Schema RegistryExperience with monitoring Kafka infrastructure along with related components (Connectors, KStreams, and other producer/consumer apps)Familiarity with Confluent Control CenterFirm understanding of SDLC (systems development lifecycle)Excellent written and verbal communication skillsExcellent analytical and troubleshooting abilitiesPrior experience in banking / financial services industry and firm understanding of the banking data landscape