Kafka Solution Architect with 12+ years (day 1 onsite)

5–7+ years of practical professional experience supporting application integration use cases, with strong emphasis on Apache Kafka (not just Confluent).

·         Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and integrating real-world solutions using Apache Kafka and Flink — with focus on use cases beyond just provisioning clusters.

·         Ability to consult on architectural designs, patterns, and integration strategies with internal stakeholders across multiple technology domains.

·         Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

·         Experience documenting solution designs, patterns, and architectural decisions.

Preferred Attributes

·         Experience in financial services or large enterprise environments.

·         Broad understanding of modern integration patterns, event-driven systems, message streaming, and real-time processing.

·         Familiarity with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and how streaming architectures integrate with cloud native services.