Senior Kafka Architect - Remote

Required Skills & Experience:
Proven expertise in Event Streaming architectures and Kafka ecosystem.
Strong understanding of distributed systems and integration patterns.
Experience with Confluent Use Cases and platform optimization.
Hands-on knowledge of adjacent technologies: Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform), data security, and data platforms.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical conversations and influence architecture decisions.
Track record of mentoring and team leadership.
Confluent Kafka, Cloud, AWS, Flink

Detailed Job Description
10+ years of experience in designing and architecting solutions using Apache Kafka, with handson experience in KafkaAbility to lead client engagements, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and guide implementation teamsDeep understanding of Kafka internals, KRaft architecture, and Confluent componentsExperience with Cloud, Stream Governance, Data Lineage, and RBACExpertise in stream processing Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, ksqlDB and eventdriven architecture