Ness Digital Engineering

Sr. Streaming Engineer

Ness Digital Engineering  •  Chicago, IL (Hybrid)  •  15 days ago
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Job Description


This role supports and works collaboratively with business analysts, team leads and development team. A
contributor in developing scalable and resilient hybrid and Cloud-based data solutions supporting critical
financial market clearing and risk activities; collaborate with other developers, architects and product
owners to support enterprise transformation into a data-driven organization. The Specialist, Application
Developer will be a team player and work well with business, technical and non-technical professionals in a
project environment.
Responsibilities
Support the application development of big data application for business requirements in
agreed architecture framework and Agile environment

Thoroughly analyzes requirements, develops, tests, and documents software quality to
ensure proper implementation

Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and
services meet: both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements,
architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are
upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented

• Performs application and project risk analysis and recommends quality improvements
• Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required
Communicates in a clear and concise manner all time delays or defects in the software
immediately to appropriate team members and management

• Experience with resolving security vulnerabilities
Supervisory Responsibilities
• None
Qualifications & Experience
• [Required] 5+ year of experience in building high speed, data-centric solutions
• [Required] Java 5+ years experience
[Required] Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks like FLINK,
Apache Spark, Kafka Streams, etc

[Required] Experience with distributed message brokers Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ,
Amazon Kinesis, etc. Kafka

[Required] Experience with cloud technologies and migrations. Experience preferred with
AWS foundational services like VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS
CLI and IAM etc

[Required] Experience developing and delivering technical solutions using public cloud
service providers like Amazon, Google

[Required] Experience writing unit and integration tests with testing frameworks like Junit,
Citrus

[Required] Experience working with various types of databases like Relational, NoSQL,
Object-based, Graph

• [Required] Experience following Git workflows
[Required] Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins,
Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc

[Required] Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk,
ElasticSearch, Prometheus, AppDynamics


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Technical Skills & Background
• [Required] Java-based software development experience
[Required] Fluent in object-oriented design, industry best practices, software patterns, and
architecture principles

[Required] Strong testing experience which includes developing test plans, automated test
cases, and working with test frameworks

• [Required] Deep understanding of performance issues and multi-threaded development
[Required] Experience working with two or more of the following: web/mobile application
development, Unix/Linux environments, event-driven systems, transaction processing
systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software system development, security
software development, public-cloud platforms

[Required] Hands-on experience with Java version 8 onwards, Spring, SpringBoot,
Microservices, REST API

• Should be able to provide testing and production support and take ownership
• Should be good at troubleshooting and bug fixes in production environment
Certifications
• [Preferred] OCP Java SE 8 Programmer Certification
• [Preferred] AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level
Education & Training
• [Required] BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required

Ness Digital Engineering

About Ness Digital Engineering

Ness Digital Engineering is a global provider of Intelligent Data and Software Engineering services, specializing in data, AI, and cloud-powered solutions that drive innovation and deliver measurable business outcomes. With over 25 years of engineering expertise and our proprietary data and software platforms and accelerators, Ness helps enterprises modernize systems, accelerate product development, and achieve scalable impact with speed and precision.

Our differentiation lies at the intersection of Industry domain and Technology. We focus on clients across financial services, technology and ISVs, Media & Entertainment, manufacturing, transportation and retail. Ness is known for its delivery excellence, deep domain knowledge, and product engineering expertise. Ness Digital Engineering is a portfolio company of KKR, a leading global investment firm.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
1999
Website
ness.com
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