Confluent Solution Architect

Confluent Solution Architect – Canary Wharf, London (Hybrid)Contract: 6 Months | Work Mode: Hybrid – 10 days/month in the officeWe’re looking for a Confluent Solution Architect to lead the design and architecture of enterprise-grade streaming solutions with Apache Kafka and the Confluent Platform.What you’ll do:Design scalable, secure, and resilient data streaming ecosystemsTranslate business requirements into technical solutionsLead client engagements and guide implementation teamsIntegrate Kafka with enterprise systems, cloud platforms, and microservicesMust-Have Skills:✅ 8+ years in Apache Kafka & Confluent Platform✅ Deep knowledge of Kafka internals & KRaft architecture✅ Experience with Confluent Cloud, stream governance, RBAC, and data lineage✅ Expertise in stream processing (Apache Flink, Kafka Streams, ksqlDB)✅ Strong Java, Python, or Scala skills✅ Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP/Azure & Kubernetes✅ CI/CD & infrastructure automation experience (Ansible, CFK)If you’re passionate about event-driven architectures and building next-gen data platforms, we want to hear from you!