We are seeking an Expert Kafka qualified with overall experience of 12+ Years.

7+ years of deep expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale event streaming solutions using Confluent Kafka. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in large-scale Confluent Kafka infrastructure (5+ years) and designing complex Kafka integration solutions (5+ years) that power real-time data pipelines, event-driven architectures, and mission-critical business applications. This senior role requires a technical skilled who can design highly available, scalable, and secure Kafka ecosystems, establish streaming best practices, and drive the adoption of event-driven patterns across the organization. The Expert Kafka qualified will serve as the subject matter expert for all Kafka-related initiatives, mentoring engineering teams, optimizing platform performance, and ensuring the reliability of streaming data infrastructure that supports business-critical operations.

Roles & Responsibilities

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Confluent Kafka Infrastructure Architecture (5+ Years)
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• Architect and design enterprise-scale Confluent Kafka infrastructure supporting high-throughput, low-latency event streaming requirements

• Design Kafka cluster topologies including multi-region, multi-datacenter, and hybrid cloud deployments • Plan and implement Kafka broker sizing, partition strategies, replication factors, and cluster scaling patterns

• Architect Confluent Platform components: Confluent Server, ZooKeeper/KRaft, Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, ksqlDB, Confluent Control Center

• Design high-availability and disaster recovery strategies for Kafka clusters including backup, replication, and failover mechanisms

• Implement Kafka security architectures including SSL/TLS encryption, SASL authentication, and ACL-based authorization

• Optimize Kafka infrastructure for performance, throughput, and cost-efficiency across cloud and on-premises environments

• Evaluate

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