Kafka Designer

Role & responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance Kafka-based streaming solutions.
• Develop and maintain Kafka producers, consumers, and stream processing applications.
• Architect event-driven and message-driven integration solutions.
• Configure, monitor, and optimize Kafka clusters for high availability and performance.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define streaming and integration requirements.
• Implement data pipelines using Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and related technologies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability issues.
• Ensure security, governance, and best practices for Kafka deployments.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of IT experience with strong expertise in Apache Kafka.

• Experience in Kafka Architecture, Design, and Development.

• Hands-on experience with:

• Kafka Producers & Consumers

• Kafka Connect

• Kafka Streams

• Schema Registry

• Confluent Platform

• ZooKeeper/KRaft

• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven architecture.

• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, or Microservices.

• Familiarity with REST APIs and enterprise integration patterns.

• Knowledge of CI/CD, Git, and DevOps practices.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is preferred.