Kafka Platform Engineer
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Description
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?
- 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
- 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
- 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.