VP, Kafka Platform Manager
Core
Lead the engineering operations and strategy for mission-critical Kafka and Swagger Hub messaging platforms powering advisory platforms.
Role type
VP, Middleware Engineering Manager (Platform Operations)
Builds
Kafka and Swagger Hub platforms for on-premise and cloud-based advisory systems
Domain
Financial Services / Middleware Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure | product features
Required skills
Kafka platform leadership, Middleware engineering operations, Cloud architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI), DevSecOps, Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/Ansible), CI/CD automation, Kubernetes/Docker management, Incident management, Vendor management, Financial planning
Preferred skills
Financial services leadership, Strategic roadmap execution, Business case development, Organizational change management, Cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
Confluent Kafka, AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Ansible, Chef, Jenkins, Dynatrace, Splunk, New Relic, Nagios, Linux, Shell Scripting, Python, Perl, Kubernetes, Docker, Jira, ServiceNow
Responsibilities
Manage mission critical Kafka messaging and streaming platforms; Lead platform engineering operations for on-premise and cloud environments; Develop high-performing teams and handle financial planning; Create strategy and roadmaps for Kafka platforms; Manage incidents, upgrades, and automation; Consolidate platforms into cloud; Integrate platforms using DevSecOps and IaC; Lead and coach a global team of engineers.
Seniority
VP, strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight