? Location: Mohali / Chandigarh / Tricity (or as applicable)

What We're Looking For

✅ 4+ years of hands-on experience managing Kafka-based streaming platforms

✅ Solid expertise in:

- Apache Kafka & Confluent Platform
- Kafka Connect & Kafka Streams
- Kafka cluster administration and performance tuning
- Production support and troubleshooting
- Security, governance, and access controls

✅ Experience with:
- Infrastructure automation using Terraform
- CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
- Python, Shell Scripting, or other automation tools
- Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Docker and Kubernetes

✅ Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skill

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Confluent Certified Administrator or Developer certification.
- Experience with large-scale event-driven architectures and microservices.
- Proven track record of improving platform reliability, reducing incidents, and optimizing operational costs.

- What You'll Do





- Design, build, and manage highly available Kafka and Confluent Platform environments.
- Configure, deploy, and support Kafka clusters in production environments.
- Develop and maintain Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and event-driven data pipelines.
- Automate Kafka infrastructure using Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Enhance platform reliability through HA/DR strategies, capacity planning, monitoring, and proactive performance tuning.
- Implement Kafka security best practices, including RBAC, ACLs, and service account management.
- Drive cost optimization initiatives through cluster right-sizing, retention tuning, and resource efficiency improvements.
- Troubleshoot complex streaming platform issues and ensure SLA/SLO adherence.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to support microservices and event-driven architectures.

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