Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist (Ref. #26221)

PROSTAFF Schweiz GmbH; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PROSTAFF Schweiz GmbH in Zürich is seeking an experienced Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist to support a data integration platform team. The role focuses on Kafka platform operations, production support and integration services in a business-critical environment.

The assignment is planned for six months and aims to strengthen the team by ensuring stability, monitoring, incident handling and continuous service improvements within a DevOps-oriented setup.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience administering and operating the enterprise Kafka platform.
• Experience running Kafka in production environments with high availability requirements.
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident-resolution skills.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and automation for platform operations.
• Solid Linux/Unix administration skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Kafka administration

Kafka operations

Troubleshooting

DevOps practices

Linux/Unix

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

Einsatzort: Zürich
Startdatum: 01.09.2026
Pensum: 100%
Projektdauer: 6 Monate ++