Senior IBM MDM and Integration Developer

seeks a senior developer to maintain, support and enhance its Master Person Index (MPI), Michigan Index Data Stewardship Portal (MIDSP), and Symmetry applications.This role combines hands-on IBM MDM development, Kafka integration, production support and technical leadership. The developer will collaborate with business analysts, database administrators, infrastructure teams and application teams to improve data integrity, security and integrations supporting critical MDHHS systems, including Bridges, MiIntegrate and HESB.Required Qualifications8+ years of software development experience supporting enterprise-scale systems.Strong hands-on experience with IBM InfoSphere MDM v14.x Standard Edition — Virtual MDM, including data models, entities, transactions, batch processing, configuration, customization and troubleshooting.Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka.Bachelor’s degree.Clear, concise written and verbal communication.Additional Desired Qualifications8+ years of Java/J2EE experience, including Java, JSP, REST/SOAP services and production troubleshooting.5+ years of Linux/Unix experience, including command-line operations, log analysis and system troubleshooting.Strong understanding of MDM concepts and the ability to maintain and enhance an existing third-party IBM MDM Standard Edition implementation.Kafka topic configuration, producer/consumer development and message-flow troubleshooting.Familiarity with ZooKeeper, Kafka KRaft and the Strimzi operator.WildFly deployment, configuration, health checks and runtime troubleshooting.Batch processing and integrations involving WildFly, Kafka and IBM MDM.SQL development and query optimization using Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.Bash scripting, operational automation and CRON job scheduling.CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps, Azure Git repositories or similar tools.Cloud and container deployment experience, including AWS, Azure, OpenShift/OCP or Kubernetes.ELK/Elastic Stack experience for monitoring and correlating logs across Kafka, WildFly and MDM.Flowable development experience.Ability to independently support mission-critical production systems.Preferred: Healthcare industry experience.Key ResponsibilitiesMaintain and enhance MPI, MIDSP and Symmetry applications.Gather requirements and prepare functional and technical specifications.Develop application components, integrations, batch processes and automation scripts.Work with database administrators to develop and execute SQL scripts.Troubleshoot application issues and resolve business-user tickets.Monitor production and non-production environments.Create monthly MDM application reports.Create and deploy certificates on Windows and Linux systems.Coordinate server, network and infrastructure maintenance.Develop prototypes, mockups, flowcharts and screen layouts for review.Prepare and execute test plans, test cases and test reports; support UAT and post-implementation testing.Track defects and incidents and support root-cause resolution.Assist with Enterprise Architecture Solution Assessments, hosting documentation and firewall rules.Support Requests for Change, releases and system upgrades.Maintain technical documentation and follow state SEM/SUITE standards.