Middleware Engineer

Build and scale enterprise Kafka infrastructure using Confluent Cloud and Platform across hybrid environments. Design event-driven architectures, automate deployments with Terraform/CI/CD, optimize performance, ensure security compliance, and troubleshoot distributed streaming systems at scale.

Must Have:

• 5+ years Kafka (2+ years Confluent Cloud/Platform, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, ksqlDB)
• Expertise in hybrid cloud Kafka deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP + on-prem)
• Strong automation (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins) and programming (Java, Python, Scala)
• Experience with monitoring/troubleshooting distributed systems (Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus)
• Security expertise (Kerberos, SSL, RBAC) and compliance knowledge (GDPR, SOC, PCI)

You'll Build: Scalable Kafka clusters • Event-driven architectures • Automated CI/CD pipelines • Observability frameworks • Secure, compliant streaming platforms.