Kafka Platform Engineer

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
Requirements:
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.
Must have: 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
Nice to have: Jira, Confluence, Kafka, Apache Flink
Daily tasks: - 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