Senior Confluent Platform Engineer - 18672

Veritaz is a leading IT staffing solutions provider in Sweden, committed to advancing individual careers and aiding employers in ensuring the perfect talent fit. With a proven track record of successful partnerships with top companies, we have rapidly grown our presence in the USA, Europe, and Sweden as a dependable and trusted resource within the IT industry.

Assignment Description

We are looking for a Senior Confluent Platform Specialist / Kafka Engineer

What You Will Work On

Implement, configure, and develop Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud

Evaluate and establish Confluent Cloud as a complement to the existing Kafka platform

Automate platform installation, configuration, provisioning, and lifecycle management

Develop a unified integration platform together with Red Hat AMQ Broker and other platforms

Improve Developer Experience through:

Automation

Self-service

Standardized processes

Integrate platform capabilities with Backstage

Support developer onboarding, documentation, and self-service platform provisioning

Implement and manage:

Kafka Connect

Schema Registry

Kafka Brokers

Cluster Linking

RBAC

ACLs

Ensure high availability, security, reliability, and operational stability

Perform monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization

Support capacity planning and platform lifecycle management

Implement Kafka security including authentication, authorization, certificates, encryption, and Identity Provider integrations

Work with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Git, and CI/CD

Collaborate closely with development teams and provide technical guidance

Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing

What You Bring

Several years of hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and managing Confluent Platform in production

Practical experience with Confluent Cloud

Deep knowledge of Apache Kafka and Confluent platform components

Strong experience with:

Kafka Brokers

Kafka Connect

Schema Registry

Cluster Linking

RBAC

ACL

Experience operating Confluent Platform on Red Hat OpenShift

Experience with Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK) is highly valuable

Strong Kafka Connect experience, including connectors and common integration patterns

Experience automating platforms using:

Terraform

Git

CI/CD

Experience with monitoring, logging, capacity planning, and Kafka performance optimization

Strong knowledge of Kafka and Confluent security

Experience building Developer Experience through automation, self-service, and standardization

Good understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and resilient platform architecture

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Ability to work independently and provide technical guidance to development teams