Sr. Kafka Engineer

Automate provisioning, deployment, and maintenance tasks with **Terraform**, **Chef**, **Ansible**, **Jenkins**, or similar **CI/CD** tools.Work with **DevOps**, **Cloud**, **Application**, and **Infrastructure** teams to define and align **business requirements** for data streaming solutions.* Advanced understanding of **event-driven architecture** and the **real-time data** integration ecosystem.* Strong **programming/scripting** skills (Java, Python, Scala) for Kafka-based application development and automation tasks.**5+ years** of hands-on experience with **Apache Kafka**; at least **2+ years** focused on **Confluent Cloud** and **Confluent Platform**.Deep knowledge of **Kafka Connect**, **Schema Registry**, **Control Center**, **ksqlDB**, and other Confluent components.Experience **architecting** and **managing** hybrid Kafka solutions in **on-prem** and **cloud** (AWS, Azure, GCP).Hands-on experience with **Infrastructure as Code** (Terraform, CloudFormation) for Kafka resource management in both **cloud** and **on-prem**.Familiarity with **Chef**, **Ansible**, or similar configuration management tools to automate deployments.Proven ability to **monitor** and **troubleshoot** large-scale, distributed Kafka environments using Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus, or similar tools.Experience with **performance tuning** and **incident management** to minimize downtime and data loss.* Excellent **communication** skills, with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences (developers, architects, executives).* Comfortable collaborating with **cross-functional teams**—product owners, system engineers, security, and business stakeholders.Demonstrated experience **leading** platform upgrades, migrations, and **architecture reviews**.* Experience with **container orchestration** (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in **Computer Science**, **Information Systems**, or related field (or equivalent experience).Benefits Information: Please visit

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