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Description:
Looking for a full stack developer supporting a backend development team focused on middleware and backend services.
Requirements
Mandatory Skills
1. Intermediate to Expert level experience in Solr or Elastic Search (minimum 3 years)
a. Performing schema updates
b. Possessing significant knowledge & experience in submitting Lucene queries
c. Possessing significant knowledge & experience on how Solr/Elastic shards work
d. Possessing significant experience tuning Solr/Elastic for performance and query optimization
2. Minimum of 3 years of experience in a big data environment using tools such as Hadoop, Pyspark, Spark, and Hbase (prefer at least two of the list)
3. Minimum of 5 years of hands-on, back-end Java development experience (not Javascript or Springboot) implementing code that undergoes code reviews, unit testing, integration testing and deployed to a production environment
4. College degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree
Optional Skills
• Demonstrated experience working with several AWS services.
• Demonstrated experience with JIRA and GITHUB.
Benefits
Leading Path is an award-winning Information Technology and Management Consulting firm focused on providing solutions in process, technology, and operations to our government and Fortune 500 clients. We offer a professional and family friendly work environment with a strong work-life balance. Leading Path provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including fully paid medical/dental/vision premiums, generous PTO, 11 Paid Holidays, 6% 401K contribution, annual training and tuition reimbursement, SPOT Award bonuses, regular team events, opportunities for professional growth and advancement and much more!
Skills Required
- Demonstrated experience independently designing and developing cloud based applications using current best practices and architectural guidelines.
- Demonstrated experience working in software engineering, applications development or web application development and deployment.
- Demonstrated experience with object oriented development in a modern language (Java, Go, C#).
- Demonstrated experience developing front ends in modern frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.
- Demonstrated experience developing in a Linux environment.
- Demonstrated experience developing in a commercial clouds such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Demonstrated experience developing containerized applications using Kubernetes.
- Demonstrated experience working with orchestration tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
- Demonstrated experience with networking and Virtual Private Network (VPN) protocols like OpenVPN, Wireguard, and IPSec.
- Demonstrated experience managing end user accounts, permissions, access rights, and storage allocations in accordance with best practices.
- Demonstrated experience installing and managing cloud based applications in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Demonstrated experience with Kubernetes and containerization.
- Demonstrated experience performing software and hardware upgrades, patches and reconfigs.
- Demonstrated experience managing the physical environment of server racks including cable management, documenting, labeling, and configuration of KVM switching for console and remote access.
- Demonstrated experience installing and upgrading computer components and software, managing virtual servers, and integrate automation processes.
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting hardware and software errors by running diagnostics, documenting problems and resolutions, prioritizing problems, and assessing impact of issues.
- Demonstrated experience performing regular backup operations and implementing appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures.
- Demonstrated experience monitoring the system daily and responding immediately to performance, security or usability concerns.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing application logs to sustain system integrity and security.
- Demonstrated experience with Linux administration (CentOS/Ubuntu/Rocky).
- Demonstrated experience communicating issues and resolutions to all levels of an organization.
- Demonstrated experience responding and resolving help desk and JIRA requests.
What We Do
Leading Path is a people first, award-winning, minority owned (NMSDC / MBE) management and technology consulting company that brings top talent and creative solutions to our clients. At Leading Path we help clients tackle their hardest challenges and build customized solutions that deliver stunning results.









