Kafka administration specialist (Cloud/DevOps)
BeLux region (remote working assignment)
Duration: freelance, 12 months initial, with extensions
Start: ASAP, or notice considered
EU nationals only please
urgent 12 month contract - role hiring now!
An exciting long-term freelance assignment offering extensions and exposure to a major multi-national organization seeking additional support for their DevOps environment - in particular, you will be tasked with Apache Kafka Administration & Operations within Cloud environments with high availability, automation, and security.
Required skills & experience
5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Kafka administration
Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (setup, tuning, and troubleshooting)
Proficiency in Scripting (Python, Bash) and automation tools (TerraForm, Ansible)
Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Kubernetes-based Kafka deployments
Familiarity with Kafka Connect, Ksql, Schema Registry, Zookeeper
Knowledge of logging and monitoring tools (Dynatrace, ELK, Splunk)
Understanding of networking, security, and access control for Kafka clusters
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD)
Ability to analyze logs, debug issues, and propose proactive improvements
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
An ITIL qualification is an asset
Strong communications skills (oral/written English) to interact effectively and professionally with both internal and external customers
Ability to work in an international/multicultural environment
Ability to work both independently and with other team members
Nice-to-have
Experience with Confluent Kafka or other managed Kafka solutions
Knowledge of event-driven architectures and stream processing (Flink, Spark, Kafka Streams)
Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) for Kafka networking
Certifications in Kafka, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms
Requirements
EU citizenship
You are able to work in shifts (7 AM - 8 PM) and 24/7 support
Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; proficiency in any other European language is a plus
Please send your CV or call javaid to discuss further.
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