CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Kafka Architect – Luxembourg – 12-month contract

One of our important clients is looking for a Kafka Architect for a 12-month contract. Client is based in Luxembourg. Work regime expected is 2 to 3 days/MONTH onsite maximum.

As Kafka Architect, you will be responsible for the Kafka Service implementation from A to Z; and this from business needs to the technical constraints imposed by integration into a vast and complex echo-system.

Your role will therefore not only be related to technical implementations; it will obviously be necessary to ensure that the Kafka service fits perfectly into the organization already in place.

Your role:

• Full Service life cycle implementation from requirements analysis, platform selection and setup, technical architecture design, service design and development, testing, and deployment
• Develop Enterprise’s Apache Kafka Distributed Messaging and Integration Ecosystem
• Build automation and tooling for the service
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize platform delivering the Kafka service
• Collaborate with other teams to integrate into their systems
• Provide technical support for Kafka Service to internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Data Platform, DevOps, and Integration Teams to ensure option follows standard best practices

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Technology or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 3+ years developing enterprise class integrations between on-premises and cloud applications (on-prem to on-prem, on-prem to cloud, and cloud-to-cloud)
• 2+ years of experience building integrations using Kafka
• Strong knowledge of EAI/SOA best practices, development methodologies & standards
• Strong knowledge of API based integration and micro services design patterns & best practices
• Solid Programming skills using J2EE, Design Patterns, JMS, SOAP/REST Web Services.
• Experience with Kafka administration, configuration, and tuning.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Kafka architecture, rules, caching, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills and the ability to interact with all levels of stakeholders, support personnel, and clients
• Strong documentation, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Certifications on Confluent Kafka, Cloud Technologies is a plus

If you are interested in this role then please send your CV to Jamel.Rahou@octopusintl.com and I will contact you for further details.