Senior IBM Master Data Management (MDM) & Integration Developer

Overview:
Enterprise engagement supporting a Master Data Management (MDM) platform and its associated data stewardship integrations. This is a senior, lead-level integration and maintenance role — the resource will own enhancement, integration, and support work for MDM systems that feed multiple downstream enterprise applications, while also providing technical oversight to business analysts and integrating teams.

Responsibilities:

• Write high-level functional requirement documents and technical specifications across the full SDLC
• Support and enhance IBM InfoSphere MDM (Virtual MDM) — data models, entities, transactions, batch processing, configuration, customization, troubleshooting
• Develop and maintain Kafka-based integrations (topic creation, producer/consumer development, message flow troubleshooting)
• Work in Linux/Unix environments; write PowerShell and Bash scripts, including CRON job scheduling
• Write and optimize SQL against Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server
• Manage code in Git/GitHub; support CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar)
• Support WildFly application server deployments, health checks, and batch processing integration with Kafka and MDM
• Create and manage certificates on Windows and Linux
• Partner with DBAs, Infrastructure (Server/Network) teams, and client stakeholders on ticket resolution
• Design/execute test plans, UAT support, defect tracking, and post-implementation testing
• Monitor production and non-production environments; support RFC-driven changes and maintain system documentation
• Deliver monthly reporting on MDM applications

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of enterprise-scale software development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM InfoSphere MDM v14.x Standard Edition (Virtual MDM)
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years Java/J2EE (Java, JSP, REST/SOAP services) with strong production troubleshooting
• 5+ years Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting (Bash)
• Kafka + WildFly integration experience; Zookeeper/KRaft concepts (Strimzi operator)
• SQL proficiency (Oracle, MS SQL Server)
• CI/CD experience (Azure DevOps, Azure Git)
• Cloud/OCP/OpenShift/Kubernetes exposure; AWS/Azure familiarity
• ELK/Elastic Stack log monitoring across Kafka, WildFly, MDM
• Flowable development experience (strong plus)