Java Application Operations Engineer ELK & Middleware

Location: Bucharest Romania

ABOUT

Our client provides practical solutions related to Data and AI Cloud Services Robotics and digital Engineering and Business Process Management to their clients.

ROLE

Our client is seeking a Java Application Operations Engineer to support the monitoring maintenance and operational reliability of enterprise business systems.

The position requires hands-on experience with Java applications monitoring technologies databases and middleware components with a particular focus on application availability incident management and production troubleshooting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitor business-critical applications and ensure stable operation in accordance with defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Maintain and optimize the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana) for log management and analysis.

Investigate production incidents through application logs system monitoring and technical diagnostics.

Perform daily operational activities involving MySQL MongoDB and Elasticsearch.

Troubleshoot Java and Spring Boot applications identifying and resolving application-level issues.

Support middleware technologies such as RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka.

Provide operational support for SAP applications and related enterprise systems.

Coordinate with development infrastructure and operations teams to resolve production incidents.

Participate in scheduled on-call rotations and respond promptly to critical system issues.

Contribute to system reliability monitoring improvements and operational best practices.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience supporting enterprise applications in production environments.

Good knowledge of Java and the ability to investigate and debug application issues.

Familiarity with Spring Boot applications.

Practical knowledge of the ELK Stack and log analysis techniques.

Experience working with databases and data components such as MySQL MongoDB and Elasticsearch.

Understanding of messaging and middleware technologies particularly RabbitMQ and Kafka.

Experience troubleshooting application incidents and performing technical diagnostics.

Knowledge of application monitoring operational maintenance and incident management.

Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond to production issues.

Willingness to participate in an on-call support rotation.

PREFFERED

Previous experience supporting enterprise sales or supply chain applications.

Experience in production operations and maintenance within large organizations.

Familiarity with application performance monitoring and operational automation.

Chinese language skills particularly speaking and listening.