Java Engineer (Event-Driven Architecture & Kafka Administration)

Location: St. Louis, MO (Hybrid – 2 Days Onsite per Week)

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Compensation: $50–$55 per hour (W2 or C2C)

Experience Level: 8+ Years Preferred

Industry Domain: Payments

Position Overview

We are seeking a skilled Java Engineer with a strong background in engineering and administration, particularly within event-driven architectures and Kafka ecosystems. This is a hybrid role based in St. Louis, Missouri, requiring onsite presence two days a week. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in application support, production environments, and incident management for payment domain projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide application support and Kafka administration across critical production systems.
• Build and maintain event-driven architecture solutions using Java and Kafka.
• Manage Kafka components including Brokers, Connect, Schema Registry, and ZooKeeper.
• Implement and support messaging and stream processing frameworks.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of CI/CD pipelines.
• Support production systems, including incident management and resolution.
• Collaborate closely with internal engineering, operations, and support teams.

Primary Skills

• Java (with hands-on experience in event-driven development)
• Apache Kafka (Messaging, Stream Processing, and Administration: Brokers, Connect, Schema Registry, ZooKeeper)

Secondary Skills

• Strong working knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools
• Experience in production support and incident resolution

Candidate Profile

• 8–10 years of professional experience in software engineering roles.
• Strong expertise with Java and Kafka in production environments.
• Proficient in managing event-driven systems and real-time messaging infrastructures.
• Experience in continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) methodologies.
• Background in incident management and supporting critical production systems.
• Prior experience working within the Payments domain is highly desirable.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.