Technical Lead Developer

Kforce has a client in San Antonio, TX that is seeking a Technical Lead Developer.

Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to support a key initiative within Member Value, focused on authentication and vendor integration. This role will play a critical part in building a modern, cloud-native integration layer that enables secure, scalable data exchange between client and external partners. This is net-new development work, supporting the integration of new third-party vendors into our ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise in Apache Flink, AWS, Java, and Go, along with experience building distributed, event-driven systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of a cloud-native integration platform hosted in AWS
• Build and maintain Apache Flink pipeline jobs for real-time data processing and rule execution
• Develop backend services using Java (Spring Boot) and Go (Golang)
• Design and implement RESTful APIs to enable secure data exchange between USAA and external vendors
• Contribute to event-driven architecture using Kafka for streaming and asynchronous processing
• Collaborate with internal teams and third-party vendors to ensure seamless integration and data flow
• Partner with distributed teams, including nearshore and offshore resources
• Support infrastructure automation using Terraform
• Develop, test, debug, and deploy high-quality, scalable applications
• Create and maintain technical documentation and follow Agile development practices

Build and deploy services leveraging AWS technologies including:

• EKS (primary integration layer)
• Lambda
• API Gateway
• S3, DynamoDB, SQL-based storage
• Step Functions