Kafka & AWS Admin

Sopra Steria Group; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Noida and Chennai locations: Sopra Steria Group seeks an L2 Middleware (primary) storage SRE with hands-on Kafka, AWS services, messaging platforms and production support. The role focuses on operating, monitoring and troubleshooting middleware and cloud integrations to ensure service availability.

Responsibilities include monitoring Kafka environments, managing AWS transfers and S3/IAM/CloudWatch, and coordinating with L1/L3 teams per ITIL processes.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Kafka/Confluent Kafka and messaging platforms.
• Proficient in AWS services including SQS, EventBridge, Lambda, S3 and IAM.
• Experience with file transfer services (AWS Transfer Family, SFTP) and monitoring (CloudWatch).
• Strong production support, incident management and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate and support Kafka/Confluent Kafka environments.
• Manage and monitor AWS services such as SQS, EventBridge and Lambda.
• Operate AWS Transfer Family and SFTP file exchange services.
• Monitor end-to-end message/file processing flows.
• Troubleshoot failures, backlogs and connectivity issues.
• Coordinate with L1/L3 and infra teams; follow ITIL procedures.

Skills

Production support

Incident management

Troubleshooting

End-to-end message flows

Education

IT Background

Tools

Apache Kafka/Confluent Kafka

AWS SQS

EventBridge

Lambda

AWS Transfer Family

SFTP

AWS S3

IAM

CloudWatch

Linux/Unix

Bash/Python scripting

Job description

Company Description

About Sopra Steria Sopra Steria, a major Tech player in Europe with 51,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, is recognised for its consulting, digital services and solutions. It helps its clients drive their digital transformation and obtain tangible and sustainable benefits. The Group provides end-to-end solutions to make large companies and organisations more competitive by combining in-depth knowledge of a wide range of business sectors and innovative technologies with a collaborative approach. Sopra Steria places people at the heart of everything it does and is committed to putting digital to work for its clients in order to build a positive future for all. In 2025, the Group generated revenues of €5.6 billion. The world is how we shape it.

Job Description

Total Experience Expected: 04-06 years

Work Environment: 24/7 Shift-Based Operations

Location: Noida, Chennai

Role Overview

We are looking for an L2 Middleware (primary) storage SRE with hands-on experience in Kafka, AWS services, messaging platforms and production support. The candidate will be responsible for operating, monitoring and troubleshooting middleware, messaging, cloud integration and file transfer services to ensure smooth business operations and service availability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Operate and support Apache Kafka / Confluent Kafka environments.
2. Manage and monitor AWS services such as SQS, EventBridge and Lambda.
3. Operate AWS Transfer Family and SFTP-based file exchange services.
4. Monitor end-to-end message and file processing flows.
5. Troubleshoot message failures, queue backlogs, consumer delays and connectivity issues.
6. Analyse end-to-end message flows and identify dependencies between applications and integration components.
7. Support AWS S3, EFS, IAM and CloudWatch services.
8. Support S3 bucket operations, file availability and access permissions.
9. Identify and report storage, access and resource-related issues.
10. Perform production troubleshooting, incident management and service restoration.
11. Analyse logs, investigate recurring issues and support root cause analysis.
12. Coordinate with L1, L3, application and infrastructure teams.
13. Follow operational procedures, SLAs and ITIL processes.

Mandatory Technical Skills

1. Apache Kafka / Confluent Kafka.
2. Messaging Queue
3. AWS SQS, EventBridge and Lambda.
4. AWS Transfer Family and SFTP.
5. AWS S3, IAM and CloudWatch.
6. Linux / Unix fundamentals.
7. Production support, incident management and troubleshooting.
8. Basic Bash or Python scripting.

Good-to-Have Skills

1. AS2 file transfer protocols.
2. Amazon EFS.
3. PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.
4. REST APIs and integration platforms.
5. Grafana, Elasticsearch / Kibana.
6. Terraform and automation.

Preferred Certifications

1. AWS Certified Developer – Associate
2. Confluent Certified Administrator OR Confluent Certified Developer.

Qualifications

IT Background

Additional Information

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.

All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.