Kafka Architect

Om jobbet

**Job Description:**

The Kafka Architect will be a senior architect/engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and advising on large-scale Confluent Kafka platforms. This role involves guiding the overall direction of the Kafka platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives and collaborating with various technology stakeholders.

* **Roles and Responsibilities:**

* Lead the design and architecture of large-scale Confluent Kafka platforms.

* Develop and maintain architectural artifacts for Kafka solutions.

* Ensure Kafka platform meets requirements for performance, scalability, reliability, and security.

* Provide expert guidance on Kafka best practices, including topic design, partitioning, replication, and security.

* Collaborate with development teams, other architects, and operations.

* Partner with technology decision-makers to guide the overall direction of the platform.

* Identify and implement optimizations for Kafka clusters.

* **Years of Experience:**7+ years

* **Primary Skillset:** Confluent Kafka, Apache Kafka, Kafka Streams, KSQL, ZooKeeper, Event-driven architecture.

* **Secondary Skillset:** Java/Scala development, Kubernetes/Cloud deployment for Kafka, Monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).

* **Must-have Skills:**

* Proven experience in designing and implementing large-scale Confluent Kafka platforms.

* Deep understanding of Kafka architecture, core concepts, and ecosystem components (Connect, Streams, Schema Registry).

* Experience with Kafka security (authentication, authorization, encryption).

* Hands-on experience with Kafka cluster administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

* **Good-to-have Skills:**

* Confluent Certified Developer/Administrator for Apache Kafka.

* Experience with deploying Kafka on Kubernetes.

* Knowledge of other streaming technologies.