Job Summary
We are seeking a Principal Kafka Engineer to lead the management, scaling, and optimization of our enterprise event-streaming ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Apache/Confluent Kafka, applies object-oriented programming principles to advanced automation, and uses ITSM practices to support reliable, high-quality service delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: 3 5+ years of Kafka administration experience and 10+ years in software development or systems engineering.
- Technical Skills:
o Expertise in Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform, including Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL.
o Proficient in Cluster Management - Zookeeper, KRaft
o Strong object-oriented programming skills; Java, Go, Python
o Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Salt.
o Java backend development experience with Spring Boot.
o Solid understanding of software design patterns.
o Strong knowledge of architecture and design concepts, with the ability to create and maintain architecture artifacts.
o Proficient in containerization technology such as Docker, Kubernetes etc.
o Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.
o Expertise in Domain Driven Design and Enterprise Application Integration.
o Experience with observability, telemetry, and APM tools such as dynaTrace.
o Good understanding of networking, storage, virtualization, and other infrastructure architecture.
- Self-starter with a goal-oriented mindset.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Expertise in supporting a Highly Available Low Latent Enterprise Application in Production environment(s).
- Experience working with globally distributed team(s).
- Frameworks: Solid understanding of ITSM/ITIL frameworks and Agile methodologies.
Desired Qualifications
- Front-end development experience with Angular, React (preferred), or other TypeScript-based frameworks.
- Expertise in FinOps.
- Experience working in platform teams.
Preferred Certifications
- Cloud provider certifications, such as Azure Certified Solutions Architect.
- Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK).
- TOGAF
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