Kafka devops engineer (m/f)

You want to combine passion and IT expertise?

You are talented, motivated and ambitious? Then, we will be more than happy to meet you!

ARHS Group - Part of Accenture is looking for a Kafka DevOps Engineer (m/f), to join its team at the client.

As a Kafka DevOps Engineer (m/f), you will be responsible for implementing, and maintaining Kafka infrastructure to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

* Deploy, configure, monitor, and maintain Kafka clusters in a high-availability production environment
* Tune Kafka configurations, partitions, replication, and producers/consumers to ensure efficient message streaming
* Automate Kafka infrastructure deployment and management using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
* Implement robust monitoring solutions (e.g., Dynatrace) and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, latency issues, and failures
* Ensure secure data transmission, access control, and compliance with security best practices (SSL/TLS, RBAC, Kerberos)
* Integrate Kafka with CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes to improve efficiency and reliability
* Analyze workloads and plan for horizontal scaling, resource optimization, and failover strategies
* Work closely with development teams to support Kafka-based applications and ensure seamless data flow
* Training and technical support to end users and other stakeholders

Your profile:

* 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Kafka administration
* Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (setup, tuning, and troubleshooting)
* Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash) and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible)
* Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Kubernetes-based Kafka deployments
* Familiarity with Kafka Connect, KSQL, Schema Registry, Zookeeper
* Knowledge of logging and monitoring tools (Dynatrace, ELK, Splunk)
* Understanding of networking, security, and access control for Kafka clusters
* Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD)
* Ability to analyze logs, debug issues, and propose proactive improvements
* An ITIL qualification is an asset
* Experience with Confluent Kafka or other managed Kafka solutions
* Knowledge of event-driven architectures and stream processing (Flink, Spark, Kafka Streams)
* Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) for Kafka networking is a plus
* Certifications in Kafka, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms is a plus
* Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.