We're Hiring: Confluent Solution Architect!
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Confluent Kafka Solution Architect to design and lead enterprise-scale event streaming solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform/Cloud, cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement scalable event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and Confluent.
- Lead architecture discussions and provide technical guidance on streaming solutions.
- Work closely with application, data, and DevOps teams to deliver real-time data pipelines.
- Deploy and manage Kafka solutions across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments.
- Drive best practices for performance, scalability, security, monitoring, and governance.
- Support containerized deployments using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Required Skills
- 10+ years of experience in software, data, or platform engineering.
- 5+ years of hands-on Apache Kafka experience.
- Strong experience with Confluent Platform and/or Confluent Cloud.
- Proficiency in Java, Python, or Scala.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and distributed systems.
- Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Preferred Skills
- Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, ksqlDB, Schema Registry, REST Proxy.
- Apache Flink and Confluent Cloud services.
- Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK).
- Stream Governance, RBAC, and Audit Logs.
- Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.
- Confluent certifications are a plus.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and let's grow together!