This job is with Kyndryl, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Who We Are At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world's leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people-Kyndryls-that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a versatile, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive. The Role Role Summary A Senior Kafka Operations Engineer is responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and reliability of Kafka-based data streaming platforms in production. The role focuses on end-to-end operational support, advanced troubleshooting, and enabling development teams to build resilient, high-performing Kafka integrations. This is a hands-on operational role,



working in a 24/7 support environment, with deep involvement in Kafka clients, cluster health, and real-time incident resolution. What You Will Do Own production support for Kafka environments in a 24/7 on-call rotation Monitor and maintain Kafka cluster performance, availability, and reliability Perform advanced troubleshooting across the full Kafka stack: Producers, consumers, brokers, and clusters Analyze logs and metrics to proactively detect and resolve issues Ensure minimal downtime and uninterrupted data flow Deep-Dive Troubleshooting Areas Kafka Clients Producer delivery failures, retries, idempotence, acknowledgments Consumer lag, offset issues, delivery guarantees Connectivity & Security TLS handshake failures SASL authentication issues Schema & Serialization Schema compatibility problems Serializer/deserializer failures Performance Slow producers/consumers Throughput bottleneck

📌 Senior Software Engineer (Karnataka)
🏢 Kyndryl
📍 Karnataka