Streaming Architect: Kafka, Confluent & Cloud Platforms

N Consulting Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 92,250 - 101,475; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Confluent Solution Architect based in Canary Wharf, London. The role involves designing and architecting enterprise-grade streaming solutions using Apache Kafka and the Confluent Platform. Candidates should possess over 8 years of experience in Kafka, strong skills in Java, Python, or Scala, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms. This is a hybrid position requiring 10 days in the office per month. Competitive daily rates offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Apache Kafka & Confluent Platform.
• Deep knowledge of Kafka internals & KRaft architecture.
• Experience with Confluent Cloud, stream governance, RBAC, and data lineage.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, and resilient data streaming ecosystems.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead client engagements and guide implementation teams.

Skills

Apache Kafka

Confluent Platform

Java

Python

Scala

AWS

GCP

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Tools

Apache Flink

Kafka Streams

ksqlDB

Ansible

Job description

A technology consulting firm is seeking a Confluent Solution Architect based in Canary Wharf, London. The role involves designing and architecting enterprise-grade streaming solutions using Apache Kafka and the Confluent Platform. Candidates should possess over 8 years of experience in Kafka, strong skills in Java, Python, or Scala, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms. This is a hybrid position requiring 10 days in the office per month. Competitive daily rates offered.