Senior IT Technologist - IT Digital Event Streaming Lead
Core
Architect and manage scalable Kafka-based event streaming platforms for real-time data integration across digital manufacturing applications in cloud, edge, and on-premises environments.
Role type
Senior IC platform engineer (event streaming)
Builds
Event-driven streaming architectures for Science & Technology and Operations Innovation IT portfolios
Domain
Healthcare technology / Digital Manufacturing / Industrial IoT
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Confluent Kafka, event-driven architecture, cloud/on-prem/hybrid integration, security controls (TLS/mTLS/RBAC), platform governance, observability, capacity planning
Preferred skills
Confluent Cloud/Platform, industrial protocols (MQTT/OPC UA), AWS/Databricks/Snowflake, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Java/Python/Node.js, IaC/GitOps, time-series data management
Technologies
Confluent Kafka, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, Kafka Streams, ksqlDB, MQTT, HiveMQ, OPC UA, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, Elastic
Responsibilities
Lead lifecycle management of digital transformation event streaming platforms; Manage end-to-end event-driven streaming architecture; Develop patterns and reusable frameworks for event ingestion and distribution; Partner with application, data, and infrastructure teams; Define and implement governance, observability, and performance optimization practices; Enable real-time analytics and system interoperability; Perform testing, maintenance, and configuration of system updates; Act as technical liaison with vendors and business functions; Document technical system specifications
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
