Kafka Platform Engineer @ Mindbox Sp. z o.o.

Full Time 12000.00 - 13800.00

Job description

Minimum 4 years of experience with Apache Kafka
Proven expertise with Confluent Platform (Enterprise) and Confluent Cloud
Hands-on experience in cluster migration and replication (MirrorMaker 2, Cluster Linking, Replicator)
Strong AWS knowledge: VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS, MSK, S3, KMS, Secrets Manager
Proficiency in Terraform (modules, linting, testing) and Ansible
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
Strong programming/scripting skills: Python, Ansible, Bash
Monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana, Confluent Control Center, OpenTelemetry, ELK stack
Security expertise: TLS, SASL, ACL, RBAC, encryption in transit & at rest
Agile delivery experience (Scrum/Kanban), familiarity with Jira/Confluence

Nice to Have

AWS, Confluent, or Terraform certifications
Experience automating integration and performance tests for Kafka
Exposure to streaming ecosystem tools (Apache Flink, Kafka Connect at scale)

Joining this project you’ll become part of Mindbox – a tech-driven company where consulting, engineering, and talent meet to build meaningful digital solutions. We’ll back you up every step of the way, accelerate your development, and ensure your skills make a difference.

At Mindbox we connect top IT talents with technology projects for leading enterprises across Europe.

We are looking for an experienced Kafka Engineer with in-depth knowledge of Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud to play a key role in building a hybrid Kafka environment connecting on-prem clusters with AWS cloud.

Sounds like your kind of challenge?

What you get in return

Flexible cooperation model
Hybrid work setup – remote days available depending on the client’s arrangements - 1 day a month from the office in Wrocław
Collaborative team culture – work alongside experienced professionals eager to share knowledge
Continuous development – access to training platforms and growth opportunities
Comprehensive benefits – including Interpolska Health Care, Multisport card, Warta Insurance, and more
High quality equipment – laptop and essential software provided

Design hybrid Kafka topologies (on-prem ↔ AWS), Select and configure Confluent Platform components (Schema Registry, Flink, Control Center, Tableflow), Deploy and configure Kafka clusters in AWS MSK and Confluent Cloud, Implement observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Control Center), Configure MirrorMaker 2, Cluster Linking, and Confluent Replicator, Ensure low-latency, high-consistency data transfers across environments, Define pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) for Kafka workloads, schema deployments, and consumer apps, Implement IaC with Terraform, including module development, testing (terratest, tfsec), and automated apply, Automate integration tests for Kafka-based solutions, Develop runbooks, alerts, SLAs/SLOs for hybrid Kafka estate, Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and optimize configurations, Work with cross-functional Data Platform Teams (Data Engineering, DevOps, Security), Mentor junior engineers and conduct technical knowledge-sharing sessions] Requirements: Apache Kafka, Cloud, AWS, VPC, IAM, AWS EC2, Amazon EKS, MSK, AWS S3, KMS, Terraform, Testing, Ansible, CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Python, Bash, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, TLS, ACL, RBAC, REST API, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, Kafka, Apache Flink

Required skills

security jira python aws scrum kanban agile jenkins github actions ec2 eks s3 devops bash terraform prometheus grafana gitlab ci ansible tls confluence ci/cd pipelines iac data platform iam apache kafka slas msk elk stack apache flink kms rbac opentelemetry vpc slos secrets manager acl confluent cloud kafka connect terratest confluent platform mirrormaker 2 cluster linking replicator confluent control center sasl tfsec

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