Senior Engineer

Senior Engineer

Developer III - Software Engineering

Who We Are:

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you'll create a boundless impact that transforms your career-and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

You Are:

We need a Senior Engineer (6+ years) to design and operate enterprise-grade Java services with strong observability. Must have deep Splunk/SPL, OpenTelemetry instrumentation, Kubernetes/cloud experience, and hands-on SRE practices (SLOs, incident response, postmortems). Prefer experience with Terraform, Kafka, and JVM tuning.

The opportunity:

* Standardize telemetry, build actionable dashboards/s, reduce noise, and improve availability/performance.

* Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Helm, or similar tools.

* Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What you need:

* 7+ years professional software engineering experience, primarily in Java (8/11/17), Spring/Spring Boot, REST APIs, and asynchronous messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS).

* Strong Splunk expertise: data onboarding, parsing (props/transforms), SPL queries, dashboards, s, notables, and performance tuning; familiarity with ES/ITSI is a plus.

* Solid grounding in Observability stacks: metrics ( Graphana, Prometheus/OpenMetrics), tracing , logging (structured JSON, ECS conventions).

* Proven experience operating distributed systems at scale in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) with container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS/AKS/GKE).

* Hands-on with SRE fundamentals: SLI/SLO design, error budgets, incident management, postmortems, runbook creation, and toil reduction via automation.

* Proficiency in CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, KOB (Kubernetes on Bare Metals) , Azure DevOps, GitLab CI) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Helm).

* Datastores: PostgreSQL/MySQL, Redis, Cassandra, ELK, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch.

* Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams.

* Experience in dot net applications , Python, AI etc will be added advantage

* Master's degree in software related subjects.

* Hands-on experience with Docker and containerization best practices.

* Strong expertise in Kubernetes on Bare Metal (KOB),

* Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).

* Strong understanding of application and infrastructure security.

* Experience implementing API security (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, RBAC).

* Familiarity with container and Kubernetes security best practices.

* Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, vulnerability scanning, and secure coding standards.

* Ability to collaborate with security teams on compliance and risk mitigation.

* Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

* Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a global delivery environment.

* Customer-centric mindset with ownership and accountability.

* Demonstrated alignment with positive values, culture, and ethical standards.

* Experience working in large-scale enterprise or regulated environments.

* Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) alongside on-prem/bare-metal deployments.

* Knowledge of service mesh, API gateways, or zero-trust architecture.

* Experience with SRE practices, SLAs/SLOs, and reliability engineering.

* Proficiency in project management tools like JIRA, Service Now

* Ability to manage, motivate, and direct cross-functional teams effectively.

* Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

* Flexibility to adapt to challenges and work in periods of ambiguity, converting them into structured direction.

* Typically requires 10+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Master's degree or PhD in computer science or Data Science or AI related fields.

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Texas

Compensation Range : $68,000-$102,000

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

What we believe:

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

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