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