Kafka Platform Engineer

Hybrid in Irvine, CA, US • Posted 12 days ago • Updated 3 days ago

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Amazon EC2
Amazon Web Services
Apache Flink
Apache Kafka
Apache Spark
Authentication
Customer Acquisition
Encryption
Grafana
Java
Kubernetes
Management
Microservices
OAuth
Python
RBAC
Stacks Blockchain
Streaming
TLS
Terraform

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Job Title: Kafka Platform Engineer

Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid)

Duration: Long Term

Required Skills:

· 8+ years in platform engineering with 3+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka.

· Proficiency in Kafka client development using Java or Python.

· Expertise with Confluent Platform (Brokers, Schema Registry, Control Center, ksqlDB).

· Experience deploying and managing Kafka on AWS (including MSK or self-managed EC2-based setups).

· Solid understanding of Kubernetes, especially EKS, for microservices integration.

· Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and schema management.

· Infrastructure automation experience with Terraform and Helm.

· Familiarity with monitoring and alerting stacks: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Prior experience in the FinTech domain or other regulated industries.

· Understanding of security best practices including TLS, authentication (SASL, OAuth), RBAC, and encryption at rest.

· Exposure to Apache Flink, Spark Streaming, or other stream processing engines.

· Experience establishing Kafka governance frameworks and multi-tenant topic strategies.

Must Have & Desired Skills: Confluent Kafka, Terraform, Kubernetes, EKS

Education: Nice to have Kafka Certification

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Dice Id: 91008924
Position Id: 8850983
Posted 12 days ago

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