job summary: Working experience within an Agile (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) development environment Working experience in Behavior Driven Development (BDD) Working knowledge of CI/CD processes and tools (i.e., Jenkins, uDeploy, Git) location: Smithfield, Rhode Island job type: Contract salary: $79 - 80 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: - Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject area - Cloud-native REST API development using Java, Maven, Stash, SpringBoot and OpenAPI standards 3+ years of experience working with event streaming / messaging platforms such as Kafka or RabbitMQ - Strong hands-on experience with Python, Kafka Streams, SQL Query creation, and DevOps with Jenkins - Ownership of the entire secure SDLC, and extensive experience with DevOps CI/CD practices, TDD, BDD, automated security and quality testing using tools like RESTAssured/Cucumber/etc., modern test and mock frameworks and service virtualization tools like Wiremock to rapidly deliver, measure, and iterate features to customers - 3+ years of experience with database technologies, preferably Oracle SQL & PL/SQL qualifications: The Skills You Bring Demonstrable ability to work independently with minimal supervision Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Collaboration, communication and engagement skills and can articulate and document business/system requirements You have hands on Java and open-source skills with the ability to build complex web-based systems from ground up or interfacing with existing systems Event Driven application design and development Strong focus on quality through the entire SDLC to reduce production interruptions; AWS deployments with EKS Strong focus on observability, metrics and alerting using tools such as Datadog/Splunk Strong background in distributed design patterns and critical thinking skills to design end-to-end solutions Nice to have Skills or Preferences Experience with Oracle or EC2 databases is a plus Experience with Hibernate ORM Experience with Containerization (preferably Docker) Experience with Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is a plus Experience working with source control systems (preferably GitHub) Experience with financial services domains is a plus Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days.