Senior DevOps Engineer (all genders) | Data Platform
Core
Own and operate the self-hosted Apache Kafka backbone, change data capture pipelines, and Kubernetes workloads for Kaufland's international online marketplaces. (via careerplan.io/jobs/2774014-senior-devops-engineer-all-genders-data-platform-at-kaufland-e-commerce-services-gmbh-co-k)
Role type
Senior DevOps Engineer (Data Platform)
Builds
Self-hosted Kafka clusters, Debezium CDC pipelines, Kubernetes-based workflow orchestration (~7,500 daily tasks), and GitLab CI/CD infrastructure.
Domain
E-commerce / Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Apache Kafka operations, Kubernetes resource management, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), Python, SQL, observability (Datadog), disaster recovery planning.
Preferred skills
Debezium, BigQuery architecture, stream processing (Beam, Flink, Spark), object-oriented design, AI-assisted review automation.
Responsibilities
Manage Kafka cluster sizing, partition rebalancing, and upgrades; operate CDC pipelines and BigQuery sink loaders; automate access management and IaC; handle on-call triage for ingestion and schema alerts; drive design reviews for data architecture.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
