Senior Kafka Automation Engineer
Core
Design and implement secure, risk-based infrastructure automation solutions for deploying and managing Confluent Kafka in public and private cloud environments.
Role type
Senior IC infrastructure automation engineer (Kafka/Terraform)
Builds
Infrastructure automation programs and secure deployment pipelines for Confluent Kafka
Domain
Cloud infrastructure + Enterprise messaging
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Confluent Kafka, Terraform, Python, Ansible (Playbooks/Tower), Linux/UNIX shell scripting, IT security standards, cloud environment management
Preferred skills
Large-scale enterprise deployment management, monitoring tools (Dynatrace/AppDynamics), Agile development, messaging platforms (MQ/IIB/TIBCO), Java/J2EE
Technologies
Ansible, Cloud, Dynatrace, Java, Kafka, Linux, Python, Security, TIBCO, Terraform, Unix, Java EE, DevOps
Responsibilities
Update existing automation programs and develop infrastructure automation for deploying and managing Confluent Kafka; Gather business requirements and design solutions with engineering and operations teams; Collaborate with application development and support teams to understand messaging protocol usage; Develop test automation and troubleshoot issues; Analyze IT security standards and policies; Identify potential threats and risks and recommend preventive measures.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
