Job description
Project overview
Unleash the Power of Data Streaming — Drive Innovation with Cutting-Edge Kafka and DevOps Expertise!
Krakow-based opportunity with hybrid work model.
As a Senior Kafka & DevOps Engineer, you will be working for our client, a leading global financial institution focused on delivering seamless, secure, and scalable data solutions. You will support a strategic managed Kafka platform, enabling real-time data processing across multiple regions and tenancy models, and contribute to the development of a robust, Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Join a dynamic, international team and help shape the future of global data ecosystems.
Responsibilities
You're ideal for this role if you have:
- Administer and support the Confluent Kafka platform across multiple regions and tenancy models.
- Maintain and enhance Kubernetes-based infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and scalability.
- Build and refine DevOps CI/CD pipelines to accelerate deployment cycles.
- Collaborate with global stakeholders from Germany, France, the UK, Hong Kong, the US, and China to deliver integrated solutions.
- Participate in an on-call rota, providing evening and weekend support to ensure platform stability.
- Support out-of-hours change activities as needed to minimize downtime.
- Continuously improve platform security, performance, and reliability.
- At least 5 years of proven hands-on experience with Kafka platform administration.
- Strong expertise in Confluent Kafka and Kubernetes.
- Experience developing and deploying applications using Kafka is a plus.
- Solid background in DevOps, CI/CD pipeline automation.
- Fluent English communication skills, with interviews conducted fully in English.
- Availability during core hours (10:00–16:00 PL time) with flexibility on start and finish times.
- Willingness to participate in an on-call rota.
- Minimum 6 days per month presence in Kraków.
Nice to have
Language Required for the role: English — fluent.
Eligibility for the role: Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.
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- Certifications related to Kafka, DevOps, or Kubernetes.
- Experience working in a global, multi-regional environment.
- Knowledge of cloud technologies and containerization.
Project details
- Start: flexible
- Remote: hybrid
- Location: Krakow, PL
- Rate: 23-400 EUR/h
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