Senior Technology Engineer – JCICDOpenShift (Redis & Kafka)

Job Summary

Synechron is seeking an experienced and technically proficient Senior Technology Engineer to lead the design deployment and management of scalable cloud-native streaming and data platform solutions. This role will focus on implementing and supporting OpenShift Redis Kafka and related technologies within large-scale enterprise environments. You will contribute to building resilient secure and efficient distributed systems that align with business objectives and adhere to industry best practices enabling innovative data-driven applications and services.

Software Requirements

• Required:

  • Deep expertise with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker OpenShift Kubernetes

  • Extensive experience configuring and supporting enterprise and open-source Redis environments

  • Kafka setup and tuning for high throughput and low latency streaming applications

  • Strong proficiency with CI/CD tools: Git Jenkins ArgoCD Kaniko Shipwright

  • Cloud platforms: Azure Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

  • Linux OS administration scripting with Shell/Bash

  • Familiarity with Git version control and automated build/deployment pipelines

  • Knowledge of scripts and automation in cloud-native environments

• Preferred:

  • Experience with event-driven and streaming technologies such as Flink Kafka Streams Beam or Apache Spark

  • Security engineering tools and practices for distributed systems

  • Cloud automation tools and frameworks for easier deployment and management

Overall Responsibilities

• Lead the development deployment and ongoing management of containerized data and streaming platforms ensuring high availability and performance

• Design scalable architecture supporting real-time data processing event-driven solutions and cloud-native applications

• Configure optimize and troubleshoot Redis Kafka and related messaging/data stores for enterprise workloads

• Implement and promote best practices for CI/CD pipelines including automated testing security and compliance measures

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop resilient distributed systems and improve existing platform capabilities

• Monitor system health security and compliance implementing necessary corrective measures

• Drive adoption of GitOps principles and contribute to continuous improvement of platform automation and scalability

• Ensure data security privacy and regulatory compliance including encryption anonymization and data integrity standards

• Resolve platform issues proactively troubleshoot failures and optimize performance in production environments

Technical Skills (By Category)

• Programming Languages:

  • Required: Shell scripting Linux command line

  • Preferred: Java Python Scala for developing custom integrations or scripts

• Databases/Data Management:

  • Experience configuring and supporting Redis (enterprise and open source)

  • Knowledge of Kafkas data stores and high throughput configurations

• Cloud Technologies:

  • Azure (preferred) OCI and understanding cloud-native architecture principles

• Frameworks and Libraries:

  • Kafka Redis OpenShift/Kubernetes Docker

• Development Tools and Methodologies:

  • CI/CD tools: Jenkins ArgoCD GitHub Actions Kaniko Shipwright

  • Version control: Git

  • Modern DevOps practices infrastructure as code GitOps principles

• Security & Resiliency:

  • Familiarity with security best practices vulnerability mitigation and compliance standards in distributed systems

  • Monitoring and troubleshooting distributed systems resilience and high availability

• Additional (Preferred):

  • Streaming frameworks like Flink Beam Kafka Streams Apache Spark

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years of development and design experience in large-scale distributed systems focusing on cloud-native streaming and data platform technologies

• Proven experience configuring and managing OpenShift/Kubernetes environments in enterprise settings

• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Redis setup tuning and support for high availability scenarios

• Strong background in Kafka architecture deployment and performance tuning for throughput-intensive applications

• Experience integrating cloud-native solutions with public cloud providers such as Azure and OCI

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects independently and influence cross-functional teams

Domain and Industry Experience:

• Preferably with experience in financial services healthcare telecommunications or other sectors with critical data and infrastructure requirements

• Alternative Experience Pathways:

  • Demonstrable successfully managed large distributed systems with similar technology stacks

Day-to-Day Activities

• Plan develop and manage containerized data streaming platforms using OpenShift Kafka and Redis

• Automate deployment processes via CI/CD pipelines ensuring consistency and compliance

• Monitor system performance diagnose incidents and implement resolution strategies

• Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to improve platform resilience security and scalability

• Conduct regular reviews of system configurations security policies and compliance standards

• Perform automated testingunit integration and systemto ensure reliability and stability

• Lead troubleshooting efforts for distributed system failures and optimize system tuning

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Postgraduate degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent industry experience

• Relevant industry certifications (e.g. Certified Kubernetes Administrator Azure Solutions Architect Cloud Security certifications) are preferred

• Ongoing commitment to professional development in cloud-native distributed and streaming technologies

Professional Competencies

• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills in complex distributed environments

• Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple teams to enable scalable and secure solutions

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with capability to present technical concepts clearly

• Self-starter with initiative and ownership capable of driving projects independently

• Strategic thinker with R&D orientation keeping abreast of evolving best practices and emerging technologies

• Adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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