Requirements

Senior DevOps Engineer – Apache Kafka (Remote)

We’re looking for a strong DevOps professional with hands-on expertise in Apache Kafka to join our team. The ideal candidate is passionate about building, automating, and scaling infrastructure that supports business-critical applications.

What You’ll Do

• Apache Kafka (mandatory): Configure topics, manage partitions, ensure high availability, monitor metrics (consumer lag, throughput), and troubleshoot message loss or latency.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation scripts, tools, and integrations (Python, Go, Java, or Bash).
• Build and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure using Terraform / CloudFormation.
• Operate and scale systems with Kubernetes, ECS, or other container orchestration tools.
• Administer Linux/Unix systems (process management, permissions, tuning, security hardening).
• Configure and troubleshoot network protocols and services (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing).
• Implement observability practices with Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Datadog, Jaeger/Zipkin.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Diagnose and resolve production issues; lead root cause analysis and contribute to postmortems.
• Apply security best practices: secrets management (Vault), zero-trust, vulnerability management, and compliance (SOC 2, GDPR).
• Manage and operate other messaging/streaming platforms (e.g., NATS, MQ) as needed.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven DevOps / SRE experience in complex, high-availability environments.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Apache Kafka (mandatory).
• Strong coding/scripting skills (Python, Go, Java, or Bash).
• Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, networking, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and security best practices.