Java Developer W2 Contractor

MINDBANK JOB OPENING

Job Title:                    Java Developer/Elasticsearch-Kibana/Spring APIs

Job Type:                   W2 Contractor for Mindbank

Job Pay:                     $ 135,000 – 147,000

Location:                   Remote on the East Coast or Central Time Only.

Work Permit:             or

Period of Performance:   6 months

Mindbank has a custom application that captures GPS points from data collector laptops and processes them for data quality purposes.  The data is captured on laptops and injected into an Elasticsearch database, along with other relevant data.  The application engine performs analysis of the data to generate outcomes and events.  The system includes a web interface that uses VueJs and leaflet mapping library that renders data collector paths and other information.  The web application accesses web APIs that are implemented using the Spring framework.  The code is stored in GitLab and is managed through a CI/CD pipeline.

We are looking for a technology professional that can support the client team in understanding the details of the system, using the code and older documentation as the source of information, getting the environment up and running to provide support for enhancements, and bringing the documentation up to date.

The Application Platform has five major parts:

•        Java Spring APIs

•        Vue web client

•        Data and Search layers - Elasticsearch

•        Geo APIs

•        Windows .NET GPS client 

 Job Responsibilities:

•        Work with the client’s IT team to review source code and project structure

•        Reverse engineer data model from Elasticsearch data store

•        Support reconstruction of the development environment

•        Learn system sufficiently well to help bring documentation up to date

•        Support training other client resources to take ownership of platform

Qualifications: 

•        A bachelor’s degree in IT related field with at least 10+ years of experience or equivalent combination of experience and education.  

•        Expert in Java / Java Spring APIs, Elasticsearch and Kibana technologies

•        Candidate should be able to demonstrate the ability to understand a complex technology stack

•        Candidate should be proficient in using GitLab and CI/CD pipelines

•        Experience in VueJs is also desirable