- Location
- ch · Switzerland
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Contract
- Department
- Business Operations
- Source
- JOIN
Description
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