Kafka Engineer

Work Setup: Hybrid 2-3x a week RTO

What You’ll Do

• Manage & Scale Kafka: Administer and optimize production Apache Kafka clusters across environments, driving performance tuning, topic management, and capacity planning.
• Automate Operations: Develop and maintain automation for Kafka provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Onboard & Support Teams: Partner with application teams to onboard new producers and consumers, troubleshoot platform issues, and maintain operational runbooks.
• Drive Governance & Security: Enforce security policies (TLS, SASL-SCRAM, ACLs), maintain data governance compliance, and contribute to the Event Catalog and Subscription API.
• Enhance Observability: Monitor platform health and metrics using logging and alerting systems (Prometheus, Grafana, EFK) to ensure high availability and minimal disruption.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: 3+ years of hands-on professional experience deploying and operating Apache Kafka clusters in enterprise production environments.
• Ecosystem Mastery: Deep familiarity with tools like Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker 2, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, BitBucket, Rundeck).
• Technical Foundations: Strong background in Linux/Unix administration, networking for distributed systems, and messaging patterns.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience.
• Core Competencies: Strong problem-solving mindset, collaborative communication skills, and readiness to support critical applications in a 24/7 ecosystem.

Bonus Points (Certifications)

• Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK) or similar vendor certifications.