Kafka DevOps Engineer - Senior Consultant/Manager (f/m/d)

• Code number: J000017698
• Entry level: Professionals
• Location: Bucharest, Cluj, Timisoara
• Organization: MHP - A Porsche Company

• Manage and operate the Kafka streaming platform using Confluent SaaS, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance of the messaging infrastructure
• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) for the provisioning and configuration of Kafka environments using tools such as Terraform or similar
• Monitor and troubleshoot Kafka clusters and components
• Collaborate with integration platform teams to ensure seamless and secure Kafka topic creation, subscription, and management workflows within the DeveloperHub portal
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and pipelines to support Kafka lifecycle management and improve operational efficiency
• Support customer-facing self-service capabilities
• Implement and enforce security policies and access controls
• Work closely with development, product, and support teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and provide expert guidance on best practices

• Apache Kafka Expertise: Deep understanding of Kafka architecture and internal workings, including topics, partitions, brokers, producers, consumers, and Kafka streams
• Streaming architecture: The ability to design, implement, and optimize streaming applications using Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, GitOps, and other relevant technologies and tools
• API Development/Integration: Ability to develop and integrate APIs for publishing and subscribing to streaming data. Experience with RESTful service patterns and event-driven architecture
• Streaming Data Processing: Understanding of stream processing principles and the ability to design and implement real-time data processing pipelines
• Cloud Services Proficiency: Proficient in cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, including their managed Kafka services if available (e.g., Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Skills in using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to define and provision the cloud infrastructure in a repeatable and consistent manner

• Familiarity with the Confluent SaaS offering, including setting up and managing Kafka clusters, schema registry, Kafka Connect, and ksqlDB, as well as understanding Confluent's specific tooling and features
• The ability to ensure the quality, reliability, and security of the code
• Understanding of security best practices related to streaming data, such as encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access control, and compliance standards
• Skills in setting up monitoring, alerting, and logging for Kafka and the applications using it, possibly with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or cloud-specific monitoring tools
• Capability to write scripts in languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell to automate repetitive tasks and deployments

• Start: by arrangement - always on the 1st and 15th of the month
• Working hours: full-time (40h); 27 vacation days
• Employment contract: CIM, Unlimited
• Line of work: Consulting
• Language skills: Fluency in written and spoken English
• Flexibility & willingness to travel
• Other: a valid work permit

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