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Company Description With over 7,000 experts in 20 countries, Talan is a global consulting and technology group dedicated to accelerating our clients' transformation through technology, data, and innovation. We’re proud to be a Certified Great Place to Work and are on track to reach €1 billion in revenue by 2025. At Talan, our philosophy is simple yet powerful: Positive Innovation—leveraging technology to benefit people and society. Join us and be part of meaningful change! Job Description Location: Chicago (Hybrid – at least 4 days onsite/week) Visa Sponsorship: We offer sponsorship under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas, including TN and E-2 (for eligible Canadian, Mexican, and French citizens). We do not support or transfer other visa types (e.g., H-1B). We are seeking a Senior Java & Kafka Engineer with experience in cloud technologies. You will play a key role in developing and evolving our data lake platform and event streaming solutions. Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and implement technical solutions in cloud environments using Java, Spark, Hive, Avro, Parquet, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, Oozie, and PostgreSQL. • Lead the design, implementation, and performance optimization of Kafka-based event streaming architectures, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high availability. • Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune Kafka clusters to maintain optimal system performance. • Collaborate with Product Owners to break down customer requirements into actionable user stories. • Deliver clean, tested, and maintainable code that meets acceptance criteria and Definition of Done. • Manage deployment, CI/CD pipeline monitoring, and production stability activities. • Engage in pair programming and write unit and BDD-style tests with JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber. • Participate actively in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and agile ceremonies. #LI-ASD Qualifications Required Technical Skills: • Strong Java skills with 6+ years of experience, including Spring Boot • Proven experience leading Kafka design, deployment, and performance tuning is mandatory • Strong Kafka internals and troubleshooting skills • Big Data tools: Spark, Hive, Avro, Parquet • Kubernetes and container orchestration • Elastic Search, Kibana, Logstash • Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or similar) • Agile methodologies and automated testing (TDD, BDD) Education and Experience • BS/master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant technical field. • 5-10 years of experience working as Senior Programmer Analyst role • Possess the first-hand experience working in a real Change and Release management environment • Experience with business analysis methodologies, processes, and documentation standards Company’s Benefits At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including: • 💵 The yearly salary range for this role is USD 80,000-130,000 • 💸401(k) retirement plan with company matching • 🌴15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out) • 📴8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year • ❤️‍🩹Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA • 🦺Voluntary STD and LTD • 🚍 Commuter/transit benefits All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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