Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist

For a client in the financial services sector in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist to support a business-critical Data Integration Platform team.

The assignment is intended to strengthen the team for approximately six months and focuses heavily on Kafka platform operations, production support and integration services.

Operate, maintain and support the enterprise Apache Kafka streaming platform

Ensure stability, availability and reliable operation of business-critical integration services

Monitor Kafka clusters and identify performance or availability issues

Troubleshoot and resolve incidents within production environments

Perform platform maintenance and operational engineering activities

Support application and integration teams using the Kafka platform

Analyse logs, platform behaviour and system dependencies during incidents

Contribute to platform optimisation, automation and continuous service improvement

Support the Managed File Transfer service used for secure data exchange with external partners

Work within a DevOps-oriented Data Integration Platform team

Participate in operational processes including incident, problem and change management

Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration and operations

Experience operating Kafka platforms in enterprise production environments

Strong troubleshooting and incident-resolution skills

Experience with monitoring, platform maintenance and performance optimisation

Strong understanding of distributed systems and integration platforms

Good Linux / Unix administration skills

Experience with DevOps practices and operational automation

Experience supporting business-critical production platforms