Job Title: AWS DevOps + Kafka Engineer.

Location: Hybrid Working, London 1-2 Days per week.

Job Type: Contract

We have an urgent requirement for an AWS DevOps Engineer with extensive experience in the Kafka platform. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining high-performance Confluent Kafka platforms in both on-premise and AWS Cloud environments.

Required Skills:

• In-depth experience with AWS Cloud Platform Core Components: EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, KMS, Cloudwatch, SQS, SNS, AWS Secret Manager
• Experience with Terraform and Ansible
• Proficiency with Apache Kafka and Confluent platform
• In-depth knowledge of Kafka Architecture
• Hands-on experience with Unix Shell Scripting, Python, Docker, Jenkins, Kerberos, SSL/TLS, Active Directory
• Experience with Packer, Harness, Grafana Prometheus; knowledge of PCI compliance is a plus
• Experience with Redhat Linux is a plus
• Experience with resolving vulnerabilities and securing AWS infrastructure is a plus

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain scalable, reliable, and high-performance Kafka clusters in both cloud and on-premise environments.
• Develop and maintain Kafka connectors to integrate with various data sources and sinks.
• Optimize Kafka configurations to ensure maximum performance and reliability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka-related issues, including cluster performance, data loss, and data consistency problems.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement and manage Kafka deployment using Harness or similar deployment tools.

Note: Please include any relevant experience or certifications in your application.