Confluent & Kafka Architect

We are currently evaluating a data streaming solution where Oracle CDC using XStream will be used to stream data into a downstream system via Confluent Kafka. Given the complexity and scale of this setup, we are looking for an architect who has hands-on experience with the Confluent Kafka Oracle CDC XStream connector.

This is not a trivial integration. The source Oracle system produces about 5TB of archive logs, and we expect to stream data at a peak rate of around 10 Mbps. The architecture must account for best practices in:

1) Confluent-managed Kafka usage (scalability, fault tolerance, etc.)
2) Error handling and retries
3) Notification and alerting mechanisms
4) Source system optimizations, including:
    a) Use of multiple outbound servers
    b) SGA allocation and tuning
    c) Monitoring of the Streams Pool

Given the involvement of multiple moving parts—Oracle DB, Capture Process, Streams Queue, XStream Outbound Server, and the Kafka Connector—we need someone who can provide architectural guidance to ensure a robust, performant, and maintainable setup.