Kafka SRE (10/01)

PROJECT Join a global engineering environment focused on building, maintaining, and optimising a reliable and scalable Kafka streaming platform. You will work with Apache Kafka, Confluent Kafka, Kubernetes, and automation tools , ensuring high availability, performance, and resilience of enterprise messaging infrastructure.

combines Kafka platform engineering, infrastructure automation, production support, and performance optimisation , with a strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement. YOU WILL Deploy, configure, and maintain Kafka infrastructure , including brokers, ZooKeeper/K

Raft, Kafka Connect, and Schema Registry. Manage Kafka components running on Kubernetes , including scaling, upgrades, configuration, and troubleshooting. Administer Kafka clusters, including provisioning and managing topics, access permissions, and role bindings.

Configure and maintain Kafka connectors for integrations with MQ, Splunk, MongoDB, and GCP Pub/Sub. Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to ensure platform reliability. Automate infrastructure operations and maintenance activities using scripting and DevOps tools.

Perform performance benchmarking, analysis, and tuning to optimise Kafka clusters. Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root cause analysis (RCA) , and implement preventative improvements. Collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams and stakeholders.

MUST HAVE Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and/or C