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The ideal candidate will be part of a collaborative software engineering team working on Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, NoSQL, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes\nIs this role right for you? In this role, you will:\nQuickly analyze the available data and find the root cause of the problem during production issues. -\nSuggest improvements to supported applications and systems as needed -\nSuggest improvements to supported applications and systems as needed -\nTranslate ideas into technical and business realities, and to map technology to business problems. -\nUnderstanding of software quality assurance principles -\nCandidate will be passionate about driving teams towards high performance and a deep pride in quality craftsmanship that delights users \nDo you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? 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