Logistics at full potential. 

 

At GXO, we’re constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you’ll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

 

As the Lead Engineer, Application Development (ES), you will be responsible for all Kafka related services (Kafka Connect, Zookeeper, Spark, Scala code, Java Scripting). You will assist in supporting Elasticsearch services as well (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana). You will function as a lead developer/administrator resource for the Elasticsearch team. You will be responsible for documenting processes (as required) that can be used as reference material amongst team members. You will be responsible for supporting on-call duties. You will be responsible for training team members with basic troubleshooting steps related to Kafka and/or Elasticsearch. You will assist with upgrading of Kafka/Elasticsearch related services. You will look to provide enhancements to existing Kafka/Elasticsearch services when necessary.

 

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.  

 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

Work with Elasticsearch team members to ensure all Kafka/Elasticsearch services are running as expected. Monitor the health of all Kafka services (Kafka, Kafka Connect, Zookeeper, Spark, Kafka & Spark logs). Provide enhancements (as needed) related to Kafka/Elasticsearch. Work with Client Support, Smart Suite development teams (as needed) to review all assigned work, and deliver software solutions in a timely manner. Lead resource to resolve issues related to Kafka/Elasticsearch services. Train team members on how to resolve basic Kafka/Elasticsearch services. Support monthly on-call rotation with Elasticsearch team members. Work with external team members (as needed) to propose improvements to services/applications. Document (as needed) steps to deploy software solutions, enhancements, upgrades, troubleshooting steps for Kafka services. Assist with documenting steps to deploy software solutions, enhancements, upgrades, troubleshooting steps for Elasticsearch services as well. Work with external teams to setup security certificates. Lead resource that will provide immediate resolutions and responses to business partners to any Kafka/Elasticsearch related issues.

 

What you need to succeed at GXO:

At a minimum, you’ll need:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Information Systems or related field; or equivalent related work or military experience. 4 years of experience working directly with Kafka/ES services as a developer and/or administrator. Experience with Kafka (install, setup, configuration, upgrading, security): Kafka, Kafka Connect, Spark, Zookeeper, Scala programming language, JavaScript programming language, self-sign-on security certificates. Experience with Elasticsearch (install, setup, configuration, upgrading, security, Kafka Consumers/Producers, ISR’s, Kafka Partitions, Kafka Offsets, Kafka Brokers, Kafka Clusters): Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, File beat. Experience developing and implementing warehouse management systems, leading and managing teams responsible for application development in a complex large-scale mission critical environment. Experience with Bigdata technology (i.e., Zookeeper, Spark, Hadoop, Impala). Experience with NoSQL DB’s/open-source search platforms (i.e., Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Couchbase). Experience with security – authorization technology (i.e., Sentry, Knox, NavEncrypt, AD, LDAP). Experience with security – authentication technology (i.e., Kerberos(MIT), OAuth, SAML, SSL/TLS). Security technology will be critical for setup of security model for Kibana URL access, authentication, authorization. Oracle relational databases (8i or higher), basic SQL/PL-SQL programming concepts. Experience with JDBC connections. Experience with Python programming language. Strong leadership, communication, and documentation skills. Experience with setup of Linux Cronjobs

It’d be great if you also have:

Master’s degree (or higher). Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery – CI/CD. Experience with Jenkins. Experience with AngularJS, Jquery. Ability to function as a Kafka/ES admin: (Create new ES indices, reindexing, custom mappings, creation of aliases, knowledge of various end-point commands, health of cluster, sharding issues, replication issues, node communication issues/missing from cluster, start/stop various services). Experience with Data Lakes Enterprise Cloud Data Warehouse (CDW).

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

 

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

 

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.

 

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.