Principal Java Developer (Cloud)

Jobs Bridge Inc is among the fastest growing IT staffing / professional services organization with its own job portal. Jobs Bridge works extremely closely with a large number of IT organizations in the most in-demand technology skill sets. Job Summary:  Designs, develops, and analyzes highly complex software programs for cloud based systems.  Develop multi-tiered cloud blueprint connectors for PaaS solutions such as RedHat OpenShift, CloudFoundry, Azure PaaS, and the orchestration components used to integrate developed solutions.  Integrate solutions into Linux and Microsoft operating systems providing automated system configuration and platform engineering adjustments as necessary.  Automate solution development and deployment with orchestration products such as Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or other DevOps tools  Configure and maintain cloud resources such as virtual load balancers and firewalls used in the production of enterprise blueprints.  Be able to work collaboratively with other team members with changing priorities and ad-hoc requests.  Adhere to best practices for code maintenance, package automation, automated build and quality assurance testing.  Coordinate with Product Managers, Development Leads and Engineering Directors to ensure accurate time estimates and on-time deliverables.  Essential Job Functions:  Enthusiasm, dedication, and passion for exceptional solutions development  Enjoys critical thinking and problem solving  Expert at Shell scripting in one of more of the following: Bash, Perl  Deep experience level with one or more of the following: Java, C#, Python  Expertise with private and public cloud engineering (VMware, OpenStack)  Experience using Source Control (Subversion, GitHub) and Bug Tracking Systems (JIRA)  Demonstrable skills building virtual machine images on private and public clouds  Willingness and ability to handle requests outside of your core responsibilities  Excellent communication skills  Additional Pluses:  Build and Runtime automation experience using Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or similar orchestration products  Experience with Jenkins or similar continuous build and integration frameworks  Expertise for Agile development methodologies  Familiar with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and OpenStack API  Knowledgeable of systems security best practices and how to apply them  Performs highly complex systems modeling, simulation and analysis to provide appropriate solution.  Conducts investigations and tests of complex software systems to enhance performance or to investigate and resolve matters of significance.  Reviews completion and implementation of technical products to ensure success and timeliness.  Reviews literature, patents and current practices relevant to the solution of more complex projects.  Recommends corrections in complex technical applications and analysis to enhance performance.  Evaluates vendor capabilities on projects to provide required products or services.  Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel. Java, C#, Python,VMware, OpenStack Multiple Openings for GC/Citizen