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Kafka Technical Lead/Senior Kafka Engineer

Job Requirements

  • 7+ years of software and integration engineering experience.
  • 4+ years of Apache Kafka platform engineering experience.
  • Strong expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, DevOps, and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, Schema Registry, and enterprise security implementations.

Architecture & Design

  • Define enterprise Kafka architecture standards and best practices.
  • Design multi-cluster, highly available, and disaster recovery capable Kafka environments.
  • Establish topic design strategies, retention policies, partitioning models, and replication standards.
  • Lead integration patterns leveraging Kafka, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and stream processing technologies.

Technical Leadership

  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to mid-level engineers.
  • Conduct architecture reviews and design governance.
  • Drive platform modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with enterprise architects, application teams, security teams, and infrastructure teams.

Platform Engineering

  • Design and optimize Kafka cluster capacity and performance.
  • Implement monitoring, observability, security, and governance controls.
  • Troubleshoot critical production incidents and performance bottlenecks.
  • Manage platform upgrades, migrations, and resilience testing.

Security & Compliance

  • Establish authentication, authorization, encryption, and audit standards.
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security and data governance requirements.
Kafka Technical Lead/Senior Kafka Engineer

business dinner 1

Exchanging ideas over a good meal always gets the best results.

Kafka Technical Lead/Senior Kafka Engineer

contract renewal 1

At Blackfort, we value every client as an essential part of our growing family and trusted network. Each contract renewal is not just a milestone - it is a celebration of partnership, collaboration, and shared success. We also take this opportunity to recognize our team’s dedication and hard work, which make every renewed partnership possible.

Kafka Technical Lead/Senior Kafka Engineer

contract renewal 2

Their smiles reflect the dedication, passion, and hard work we pour into every project. We are proud to share that our clients continue to place their trust in us — a testament to their satisfaction with the results we deliver and the value we create together.

Kafka Technical Lead/Senior Kafka Engineer

team lunch

At Blackfort, we believe in making time for a little rest and recharge - even if it’s just over a shared meal.

Kafka Technical Lead/Senior Kafka Engineer

business dinner 2

Another successful business planning session, made even more memorable by sharing a meaningful dinner together as one united team.

Kafka Technical Lead/Senior Kafka Engineer

year end party

Here we are, celebrating the year's milestones and sending off good vibes as we welcome the new year together!