Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist

PROSTAFF Schweiz GmbH; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PROSTAFF Schweiz GmbH in Zurich is seeking an experienced Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist to support a business-critical Data Integration Platform team.

The role focuses on running, monitoring and maintaining the enterprise Kafka platform, providing production support, incident resolution and DevOps-oriented improvements.

You will collaborate with partner teams, analyze logs and system dependencies, optimize performance and contribute to automation and platform stability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience operating Apache Kafka in enterprise production environments.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and scripting skills.
• Familiarity with incident management, monitoring, and throughput optimization.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor and support the enterprise Kafka streaming platform.
• Ensure stability and availability of business-critical integration services.
• Troubleshoot incidents in production and perform root-cause analysis.
• Participate in platform maintenance, automation, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Kafka platform administration

Linux/Unix administration

DevOps practices

Monitoring & incident response

Automation & SRE mindset

Tools

Apache Kafka

Job 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

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