Streaming Data Engineer

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Bright Vision TechnologiesTechnology Consulting
100% Remote (U.S.)Full-TimeSenior
Salary78,000 - 105,000 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
6+ years
Required Skills
PythonBashApache KafkaGoTerraformAnsible

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Five or more years of experience operating Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform in production.
  • Deep, hands-on knowledge of Kafka internals (partitions, replication, ISRs, consumer groups).
  • Strong experience with Kafka security (SASL, mTLS, ACLs, RBAC).
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and either Kafka Streams or ksqlDB.
  • Experience with HA/DR strategies for Kafka.
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible).
  • Working knowledge of observability tooling for Kafka.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, deploy, and operate large-scale Apache Kafka and Confluent platform environments.
  • Manage cluster sizing, configuration, security, automation, and observability.
  • Enable developer adoption and partner with application teams to ensure platform reliability.
  • Translate ambiguous requirements into well-engineered streaming solutions.
  • Perform code reviews, design reviews, and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
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