We are looking for an experienced Kafka CDC Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Apache Kafka, Kafka Connect, Debezium CDC, and Oracle. The candidate will be responsible for implementing and supporting real-time Change Data Capture (CDC) pipelines, enabling data movement from Oracle databases to Kafka and downstream platforms such as Databricks/Data Lakes.

The ideal candidate should have solid understanding of Kafka topics, source/destination connectivity, event/data handling, schema evolution, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

Implement and configure Debezium CDC for capturing changes from Oracle 19c/21c logs and APIs.
Configure Kafka Connect and Debezium connectors for Oracle-to-Kafka data pipelines.
Design and configure Apache Kafka topics to capture and distribute database change events.
Manage CDC event flow from Oracle tables → Debezium → Kafka topics → downstream systems.
Configure and troubleshoot source and destination connections for Kafka-based data pipelines.
Integrate Kafka CDC pipelines with Databricks, Data Lake,



and other downstream data platforms.
Handle schema evolution, data validation, data consistency, and transformation requirements.
Monitor Kafka topics, connectors, consumer/producer activity, and CDC pipelines in production.
Troubleshoot production incidents related to Kafka, Debezium, Kafka Connect, Oracle connectivity, offsets, lag, and data discrepancies.
Perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes for production issues.
Optimize Kafka and CDC pipeline performance, throughput, and reliability.
Develop and maintain SQL/PLSQL and Shell scripts for data validation, automation, and operational activities.
Work with Linux environments for deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and automation.
Collaborate with application, database, cloud, and data engineering teams to ensure reliable end-to-end data flow.

Mandatory Skills

5–8 years of relevant experience in Data Engineering / Streaming / CDC.
Strong hands-

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