Senior Confluent Platform Engineer - 18672

Veritaz is a leading IT staffing solutions provider in Sweden, committed to advancing individual careers and aiding employers in ensuring the perfect talent fit. With a proven track record of successful partnerships with top companies, we have rapidly grown our presence in the USA, Europe, and Sweden as a dependable and trusted resource within the IT industry. Assignment Description We are looking for a Senior Confluent Platform Specialist / Kafka Engineer What You Will Work On Implement, configure, and develop Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud Evaluate and establish Confluent Cloud as a complement to the existing Kafka platform Automate platform installation, configuration, provisioning, and lifecycle management Develop a unified integration platform together with Red Hat AMQ Broker and other platforms Improve Developer Experience through: Automation Self-service Standardized processes Integrate platform capabilities with Backstage Support developer onboarding, documentation, and self-service platform provisioning Implement and manage: Kafka Connect Schema Registry Kafka Brokers Cluster Linking RBAC ACLs Ensure high availability, security, reliability, and operational stability Perform monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization Support capacity planning and platform lifecycle management Implement Kafka security including authentication, authorization, certificates, encryption, and Identity Provider integrations Work with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Git, and CI/CD Collaborate closely with development teams and provide technical guidance Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing What You Bring Several years of hands-on experience implementing, configuring, and managing Confluent Platform in production Practical experience with Confluent Cloud Deep knowledge of Apache Kafka and Confluent platform components Strong experience with: Kafka Brokers Kafka Connect Schema Registry Cluster Linking RBAC ACL Experience operating Confluent Platform on Red Hat OpenShift Experience with Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK) is highly valuable Strong Kafka Connect experience, including connectors and common integration patterns Experience automating platforms using: Terraform Git CI/CD Experience with monitoring, logging, capacity planning, and Kafka performance optimization Strong knowledge of Kafka and Confluent security Experience building Developer Experience through automation, self-service, and standardization Good understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and resilient platform architecture Strong communication and collaboration skills Ability to work independently and provide technical guidance to development teams