What are the responsibilities and job description for the Programmer position at FastTek Global?
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At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet . We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories . Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra . We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years !
FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused .
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest . Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Benefits
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
To view all of our open positions go to: https://www.fasttek.com/fastswitch/findwork
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fasttekglobal
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasttekglobal
Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fasttek
You can become a fan of FastTek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasttekglobal/
AI & Hiring Disclosure
We use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications and identifying potential matches. These tools are designed to promote efficiency, consistency, and fairness, and they are always used under human oversight.
All personal data collected is used solely for recruitment purposes, and you have the right to know, access, or request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal limits.
If AI will be used in a video interview, you'll be informed in advance and asked for your consent, with the option to opt out.
Our tools are regularly reviewed to detect potential bias and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and our commitment to inclusive hiring.
To learn more or exercise your rights, please contact us at info@fasttek.com.
- The position is responsible for providing ongoing maintenance and support for Master Person Index (MPI), Michigan Index Data Stewardship Portal and Symmetry applications supported within our department.
- These applications are part of the Date Warehouse / MPI program area.
- The resource is integral to supporting and improving MDHHS automated processes, streamlining critical business processes, data integrity, SEM/SUITE compliance, and securing the applications.
- As a lead, the resource participates in a variety of assignments that provides for the enhancement, integration, maintenance, analysts and to other teams integrating with Master Person index.
- Not having a resource on staff will delay ongoing and future project work within the area and lead to DTMB inability to deliver on prioritized enhancements and maintenance from MPI to all major applications like Bridges, MiIntegrate. HESB in MDHHS.
- Write high level functional requirement documents.
- Work in of Linux Operating Systems
- Develop scripts in PowerShell.
- Work in Git and GitHub for repositories.
- Work closely with Database Administrators to develop and execute SQL scripts.
- Create monthly reports for MDM applications.
- Work with client for task and ticket resolutions in MPI and MIDSP.
- Work on creating and deploying certificates on Windows and Linux systems.
- Work closely with Infrastructure teams like Server team (Linux, Windows) and Network team for maintenance and issue resolution.
- Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC) including experience in gathering requirements and writing functional/technical specifications for complex projects.
- Experience developing, prototypes, mockup for users review and approval.
- Exposure to flowcharts, screen layouts and documentation to ensure logical flow of the system requirements.
- Assist with Enterprise Architecture Solution Assessment (EASA), Hosting document and Firewall Rules.
- Design, develop, and implement test plans and test reports for applications or subsystems.
- Create or collect test data and execute approved tests to determine the accuracy of program logic to produce desired results.
- Assist with UAT Testing, Test cases, Post Implementation testing.
- Provide defect and incident tracking information.
- Assist with implementation of Request for Change (RFC - application changes, infrastructure changes, etc.).
- Maintain/update system documentation as a result of system upgrades.
- Monitors applications both production and non-production environments.
- Provide application support for business client applications that are maintained by DTMB.
- Delivering product and service based upon the core concepts of software Development.
- 8 years of software development experience supporting enterprise-scale systems
- Strong hands-on experience with IBM InfoSphere MDM v11.x, including MDM data models, entities, transactions, batch processing, configuration, customization, and troubleshooting
- Strong understanding of MDM concepts and IBM MDM product capabilities, with the ability to understand, maintain, and enhance an existing MDM implementation built by a third-party vendor
- 8 years of Java / J2EE experience, including Java, JSP, and REST/SOAP-based services, with strong production troubleshooting skills
- 5 years of experience working with Linux/Unix operating systems, including command-line usage, log analysis, and system-level troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, including topic creation and configuration, producer and consumer development, message flow troubleshooting, and understanding of Zookeeper and Kafka
- KRaft concepts using strimzi operator.
- Experience with batch processing using WildFly and Kafka
- Experience working with application servers such as WildFly, including application deployments, startup, configuration, health checks, and runtime issue resolution
- Experience integrating Kafka with WildFly-based applications and IBM MDM
- Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments
- Strong Linux/Unix shell scripting skills (Bash), including automation and operational scripting
- Experience creating, scheduling, and maintaining CRON jobs for batch and scheduled processes
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure devops, azure git repo, or similar tools
- Experience deploying and supporting applications in cloud and OCP containerized environments
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and/or Azure
- Exposure to OpenShift and Kubernetes is a strong plus
- Experience with ELK / Elastic Stack for log monitoring and troubleshooting, including correlating logs across Kafka, WildFly, and MDM
- Experience working with data and supporting mission-critical production systems
- Ability to independently own, maintain, and support complex systems with minimal external dependency
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet . We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories . Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra . We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years !
FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused .
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest . Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Benefits
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
- Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
- Vision
- Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
- Long Term Disability (100% paid)
- Life Insurance (100% paid)
- 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 , 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
To view all of our open positions go to: https://www.fasttek.com/fastswitch/findwork
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fasttekglobal
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasttekglobal
Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fasttek
You can become a fan of FastTek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasttekglobal/
AI & Hiring Disclosure
We use AI tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications and identifying potential matches. These tools are designed to promote efficiency, consistency, and fairness, and they are always used under human oversight.
All personal data collected is used solely for recruitment purposes, and you have the right to know, access, or request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal limits.
If AI will be used in a video interview, you'll be informed in advance and asked for your consent, with the option to opt out.
Our tools are regularly reviewed to detect potential bias and to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and our commitment to inclusive hiring.
To learn more or exercise your rights, please contact us at info@fasttek.com.