Our client is looking for a very skilled Apache Ignite Expert, who can support in an Audit of Apache Ignite Clusters.

Responsibilities:
* Audit and assess existing Apache Ignite clusters (architecture, sizing, JVM, memory, failover)
* Analyse cache usage in Java applications for performance, stability, and best practices
* Optimize memory management, partitioning, re balancing, and persistence
* Diagnose and resolve performance and stability issues (eg memory leaks, split-brain, downtime)
* Define capacity planning and scaling strategies for enterprise workloads
* Review high-availability, backup, and disaster recovery concepts
* Deliver a clear audit report with prioritized findings and recommendations
* Advise and coach engineering and operations teams

Relevant Skills:
* Apache Ignite (Expert Level) (Cluster operations, memory architecture (on-/off-heap, persistence), transactions, security, monitoring
* Java & JVM (Concurrency, JVM & GC tuning, Ignite Java APIs, cache loaders/writers)
* Performance & Reliability Engineering (Profiling, benchmarking, HA and failover strategies)
* Monitoring & Troubleshooting (JMX, Prometheus, Grafana)
* Experience in On-prem and cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, Ansible/Terraform, CI/CD
* Enterprise & Regulated Environments (high availability, stability, compliance (eg healthcare)

Details:
* Start: ASAP (latest end of Feb)
* Duration: 3 months (+ extension option)
* Capacity: 5 days/week
* Location: 100% Remote
* Language: English

Telephone interviews with our client can be arranged at short notice after the final requirements have been clarified.
If you are interested in this project or can recommend suitable candidates, please feel free to contact me.