Kafka Engineer/Platform Engineer/DevOps

We are CirrusLabs. Our vision is to become the world's most sought-after niche digital transformation company that helps customers realize value through innovation. Our mission is to co-create success with our customers, partners and community. Our goal is to enable employees to dream, grow and make things happen. We are committed to excellence. We are a dependable partner organization that delivers on commitments. We strive to maintain integrity with our employees and customers. Every action we take is driven by value. The core of who we are is through our well-knit teams and employees. You are the core of a values driven organization.

You have an entrepreneurial spirit. You enjoy working as a part of well-knit teams. You value the team over the individual. You welcome diversity at work and within the greater community. You aren't afraid to take risks. You appreciate a growth path with your leadership team that journeys how you can grow inside and outside of the organization. You thrive upon continuing education programs that your company sponsors to strengthen your skills and for you to become a thought leader ahead of the industry curve.

You are excited about creating change because your skills can help the greater good of every customer, industry and community. We are hiring a talented to join our team. If you're excited to be part of a winning team, CirrusLabs ((url removed)) is a great place to grow your career.

Platform Engineer

Jersey City, NJ

Long term

Interview: Devops Coding Assessment + 2 technical interviews

Job responsibilities

Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems

Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems

Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

Expertise in messaging and streaming systems (Kafka, ActiveMQ) and Terraform

Proficiency in AWS messaging platforms like Amazon MSK, Amazon MQ, Amazon SQS etc.,

Proficiency in one of more programming languages (Java, Python, Go, etc.,)

Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods

Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle

Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Familiarity in provisioning and public cloud native components

Platforming solutions for general purpose consumption within the enterprise is a plus