Confluent Kafka Engineer - Scaling Distributed Streaming Platform

Job Title : Confluent Kafka Engineer

Location : Visakhapatnam / Remote

Company : Tetra Connects Pvt. Ltd.

Experience Required : 45 Years

Certification Required : Confluent Certified Developer / Administrator

Job Summary :

Tetra Connects Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a highly skilled and certified Confluent Kafka Engineer with 45 years of hands-on experience in building, managing, and scaling distributed streaming platforms. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in designing and developing real-time data streaming pipelines using Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and data reliability across systems.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, deploy, and manage scalable Kafka clusters (on-premise or via Confluent Cloud).

- Develop, implement, and maintain reliable data streaming pipelines using Kafka producers, consumers, connectors, and related components.

- Optimize Kafka topics, partitions, and configurations for high throughput and low latency.

- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and data replication across the Kafka infrastructure.

- Integrate Kafka with enterprise systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams including data engineers, architects, and application developers.

- Monitor system health and performance; perform tuning, debugging, and root cause analysis as needed.

- Enforce data security, compliance, and governance policies including RBAC and encryption.

- Maintain technical documentation covering architecture, configurations, and operational best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 45 years of relevant experience working with Apache Kafka and the Confluent Platform.

- Confluent Certification (Developer or Administrator) Mandatory.

- Strong experience with Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and ksqlDB.

- Solid understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and real-time data processing.

- Proficiency in Java, Python, or Scala for Kafka application development.

- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and basic familiarity with Kubernetes is a plus.

- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Confluent Control Center.

- Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience working with Confluent Cloud and its enterprise-grade features.

- Exposure to alternative messaging systems like RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or AWS Kinesis.

- Working knowledge of cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Employment Details :

- Employment Type : Full-Time

- Remuneration : As per industry standards

- Notice Period : Immediate joiners preferred (up to 30 days)