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Kafka Platform Engineer

Job summary

Suwanee
Engineering

Work model

Fully remote
Only US
1 week ago
Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is a forward-thinking software development company dedicated to building innovative solutions that help businesses automate and optimize their operations. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to create scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications.

As we continue to grow, we're looking for a skilled Kafka Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of transforming business processes through technology.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Position Details

  • Location: 100% Remote (Continental United States)
  • Position Type: In-house Bright Vision Technologies SOW engagement (no third-party client or vendor)
  • Experience: 5+ years
  • Salary Range: $100k to $150k per annum
  • Employment Type: Full-time, direct W2 with Bright Vision Technologies (no C2C, no 1099, no third-party)
  • Engagement: Long-term, multi-year, aligned to the Bright Vision SOW delivery roadmap

Employment Terms & Visa Policy

This is a 100% remote, full-time, direct W2 position with Bright Vision Technologies. This role is part of Bright Vision Technologies' in-house Statement of Work (SOW) engagement. The client, end customer, and employer for this position is Bright Vision Technologies — there is no third-party client, vendor, or implementation partner involved.

  • We do not engage in C2C, 1099, or third-party arrangements for this role.
  • No new H1B sponsorship is available for this role.
  • Candidates who are currently on a valid H1B visa and require a transfer are welcome to apply. We will support H1B transfers for qualified candidates.
  • A technical coding assessment is mandatory.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Kafka Platform Engineer to architect, deploy, and operate large-scale Apache Kafka and Confluent platform environments supporting mission-critical event-driven workloads. In this role you will own the Kafka platform end-to-end, including cluster sizing, configuration, security, automation, observability, and developer enablement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect, deploy, and operate large-scale Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform clusters across on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Design partitioning, replication, and topic strategies that balance throughput, durability, and operational simplicity.
  • Implement strong security on Kafka clusters using SASL, mTLS, ACLs, RBAC, and integration with corporate IdPs.
  • Operate Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, KSQL/ksqlDB, and Kafka Streams in production.
  • Build and operate Kafka Connect pipelines integrating sources and sinks across enterprise systems.
  • Design HA/DR strategies for Kafka, including MirrorMaker 2, Cluster Linking, and multi-region active-active patterns.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines for Kafka topic, ACL, and connector configurations using GitOps patterns.
  • Implement comprehensive observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Confluent Control Center.
  • Drive Kafka cost and capacity optimization through right-sizing and storage tiering.
  • Onboard application teams to Kafka with clear patterns, templates, and best practices.
  • Lead incident response and post-incident reviews for streaming workloads.
  • Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers.
  • Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation.
  • Continuously evaluate emerging streaming technologies (Pulsar, Redpanda, AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs).

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Five or more years of experience operating Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform in production.
  • Deep, hands-on knowledge of Kafka internals (partitions, replication, ISRs, consumer groups).
  • Strong experience with Kafka security (SASL, mTLS, ACLs, RBAC).
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and either Kafka Streams or ksqlDB.
  • Experience with HA/DR strategies for Kafka.
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible).
  • Working knowledge of observability tooling for Kafka.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Confluent Certified Administrator or Developer credentials.
  • Experience operating Kafka on Kubernetes (Strimzi, Confluent Operator).
  • Exposure to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API).
  • Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming).
  • Experience with data governance and lineage for streaming data.

How To Apply

For immediate consideration, please send your resume to [email protected] or contact us at (908) 505-3545. Learn more about Bright Vision Technologies at www.bvteck.com.

Bright Vision Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company.