Title: Senior IBM Master Data Management (MDM) & Integration Developer (Contract)

Location: Lansing, MI

Contract Type: 1099 contract - $79/hr

Overview:

State of Michigan DTMB/MDHHS engagement supporting Master Person Index (MPI), the Michigan Index Data Stewardship Portal (MIDSP), and Symmetry applications. This is a senior, lead-level integration and maintenance role — the resource will own enhancement, integration, and support work for MDM systems that feed major downstream applications (Bridges, MiIntegrate, HESB), 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 MPI/MIDSP 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

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)

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