Kafka Scheduler Platform Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. is seeking a skilled partner with Markets technology management and operations to gather requirements, define system architecture, and ensure the Application Scheduler platform integrates with existing Markets application infrastructure and enterprise tooling.

You will resolve high-impact operational and technical challenges, contribute full-stack expertise (server-side agents, REST APIs, and a modern UI), enforce RBAC with LDAP/AD, and build an API-first

Responsibilities

• Resolve high-impact operational and technical challenges through in-depth evaluation of application lifecycle management, process scheduling, and real-time monitoring requirements across a complex, distributed server environment
• Provide technical expertise and advanced knowledge in full-stack application development, ensuring the platform design — including server-side agents, REST APIs, and the management UI — adheres to the overall Markets technology architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of distributed systems and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and deployment of the scheduler platform, including the monitoring agent network and scheduling engine
• Design and implement core platform capabilities including application start/stop/restart lifecycle control, cron-based scheduling with on-the-fly modification, remote log streaming, configuration and command-line argument management, and package version control
• Develop and enforce role-based access control (RBAC) with enterprise LDAP/Active Directory authentication, ensuring clear separation between read-only operator and administrator access levels with a full audit trail
• Build an API-first platform where every UI capability is exposed via authenticated REST endpoints, enabling scripted automation, CLI tooling, and configuration-as-code workflows for Markets engineering teams
• Implement proactive alerting and real-time observability features, including crash detection, startup failure notifications, multi-channel alert dispatch (email, ServiceNow), and live log tail via WebSocket — eliminating the need for direct server access
• Serve as advisor and technical lead to mid-level developers and analysts on the project team, allocating wo

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc. is seeking a skilled partner with Markets technology management and operations to gather requirements, define system architecture, and ensure the Application Scheduler platform integrates with existing Markets application infrastructure and enterprise tooling.

You will resolve high-impact operational and technical challenges, contribute full-stack expertise (server-side agents, REST APIs, and a modern UI), enforce RBAC with LDAP/AD, and build an API-first