Description of Work: • Strong experience with Apache Kafka, Confluent Kafka (Preferred), Kafka Streams API, Java, REST API development, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Agile Development Practices. • Design and develop applications using Kafka, Java, REST API and spring boot • Mentor Junior staff • Collaborate with product design and engineering teams to develop an understanding of needs. • Attend all Agile ceremonies. • All other duties as assigned or directed. Basic Qualifications: Minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed. • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field • Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience • Hands on experience with Apache Kafka and confluent Kafka • 10+ years of experience with programming and designing software with Java • 8+ years of experience on an Agile development team, preferable Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) • Strong design and development experience with Kafka and Kafka Stream Processing technologies. • Experience developing an event streaming pipeline, via Confluent Kafka, which includes a listener. • Extensive Design and Programming skills in Java and JEE technologies. • Strong experience working with RESTFUL API • Extensive development skills using latest Spring Boot and Spring Security Experience. • Experience architecting and deploying cloud-native applications onto Amazon Web Services (AWS) or similar. • Experience identifying requirements, researching options, designing and implementing solutions at a leadership level on project work. • Experience with modern development software, tools, and methodologies; Jenkins, Git/BitBucket, Jira, Nexus, Maven, Jenkins, OpenShift, UrbanCode Deploy. • Experience working on Agile projects and understanding Agile terminology. • Excellent communication and written skills. • Experience with Web Services Technologies like JSON. • Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance. Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration. • Experience with the implementation of Section 508 standards for Web Applications. • Exposure to writing Technical White Papers and systems design documents. • Prior experience with federal or state governments IT projects. Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD • • •