Confluent / Kafka Platform Engineer

Ness Digital Engineering

3 - 8 years

9 - 13 Lacs

bengaluru

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Skills Required

analytical skills automation ldap gcp cloud cluster management apache operations distribution system monitoring

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Full Time

Job Description

Deploy, configure, and operate (Kafka) in production-grade environments.
Manage for Kubernetes (CfK) deployments, leveraging operator-based lifecycle management.
Implement and troubleshoot authentication, authorization, and encryption to secure distributed systems.
Administer certificates and integrate the platform with enterprise identity systems (LDAP/AD).
Troubleshoot, optimize, and scale clusters running on Kubernetes/OpenShift.
Apply DevOps and automation practices (Terraform, Ansible, Helm, CI/CD pipelines) to improve consistency and reliability.
Collaborate with security, platform, and application teams to ensure the platform meets enterprise requirements.
Support adoption where advanced stream processing is needed.

What You ll Bring

Strong hands-on experience with (Kafka): installation, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
Proven experience with Kubernetes (CfK) in production deployments.
Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes; OpenShift experience highly desirable.
Solid background in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Strong DevOps and automation skills (Terraform, Ansible, Helm, GitOps, CI/CD).
Expertise in platform security: TLS/certificates, authN/Z, secure service-to-service communication.
LDAP/AD integration experience, including connector configuration and policy enforcement.
Familiarity with large-scale cluster management, upgrades, and operational best practices.
Understanding of data streaming technologies and concepts is a must (pub/sub, event-driven architectures, stream processing).
Relevant certifications (e. g. , Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka, Kubernetes certifications such as CKA/CKAD/CKS, cloud certifications).
High analytical skills with the ability to solve complex problems in distributed systems.
Initiative and flexibility, comfortable adapting in dynamic enterprise environments.
Customer orientation, able to collaborate effectively with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Quality awareness, committed to building secure, reliable, and maintainable platforms.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

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