Devops Architect - Contract to hire - Remote

Overview

Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - Month C2H

Skills

jenkins
aws
Chef
Ansible
CI/CD
DevOps Architect
terraform
Confluent Kafka
Confluent Cloud

Job Details

Devops Architect

Location-Remote

Mode Of hire- Contract to hire

Mode Of Work Remote

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Architect / Lead Engineer with expertise in Confluent Kafka, AWS, and modern automation frameworks. The ideal candidate will lead the design, deployment, and optimization of large-scale, distributed event-streaming environments across on-premise and cloud infrastructures.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and configure Confluent Kafka clusters, topics, partitions, replication strategies, and security configurations across on-prem and cloud environments (including Confluent Cloud).
  • Automate provisioning, deployment, scaling, and maintenance using tools such as Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, and other CI/CD technologies.
  • Build automated, self-service capabilities for topic creation, schema governance, ACLs, and resource provisioning to streamline engineering workflows.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines integrating Kafka components and infrastructure changes using Jenkins, Git, and other DevOps toolchains.
  • Perform root-cause analysis, optimize throughput, tune brokers/producers/consumers, and manage high-severity production incidents.
  • Provide architectural leadership for event-driven solutions, real-time data processing, and streaming ecosystems across cloud and hybrid environments.

Skill set requirement:

  • 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles.
  • Hands-on expertise with Confluent Kafka (Cloud and On-Prem).
  • Advanced knowledge of AWS (VPC, IAM, Networking, Security, EKS nice to have).
  • Strong proficiency in Terraform.
  • Strong CI/CD experience with Jenkins, Git, and automated deployment pipelines.
  • Experience managing and monitoring large-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong understanding of event-driven architecture, data streaming patterns, and real-time integration.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
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