Apache Kafka DevOps Engineer

Claranet limited; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance with family package

Office facilities for meetings and sn…

Regular team building programs

Friendly workplace

Job summary

Claranet limited is seeking an Apache Kafka DevOps Engineer to join a technical team responsible for the operation and evolution of a critical data platform in Lisbon.

You will administer Kafka, tune performance, manage brokers and schemas, and implement security controls. Fluent Portuguese and English are required, with strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in Apache Kafka administration.
• Strong knowledge of Azure.
• Fluent in Portuguese and English.
• Strong problem-solving and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and evolve the Apache Kafka platform.
• Work on cluster architecture, including Brokers, KRaft, replication, and min.insync.replicas.
• Configure and manage Kafka Connect and Schema Registry using Avro / JSON.
• Implement security controls such as mTLS and ACLs.
• Tune platform performance, including JVM, retention, and cleanup policies.
• Manage storage and Persistent Volumes.
• Support incident resolution and continuous platform improvement.

Skills

Kafka administration

Azure

Portuguese & English

Job description

We're fast learners, hard workers, natural collaborators... and we Make Modern Happen!

Our ambition is to unlockthe potential of our digital world so that organisations everywhere caninnovate and thrive securely. We aim to achieve this goal by bringing togetherthe world’s most talented people and the most powerful technologies, combiningthem to address our customers' challenges and to build something strongertogether.

If you share our vision,join us!

Right now, we’re lookingfor an Apache Kafka DevOps Engineer to join a technical team working onthe operation and evolution of a critical data platform.

Responsibilities

• Administer and evolve the Apache Kafka platform
• Work on clusterarchitecture, including Brokers, KRaft, replication, and min.insync.replicas
• Configure and manage Kafka Connect and Schema Registry using Avro / JSON
• Implement securitycontrols such as mTLS and ACLs
• Tune platformperformance, including JVM, retention, and cleanup policies
• Manage storage and Persistent Volumes
• Support incidentresolution and continuous platform improvement

Qualifications

• Experience in Apache Kafka administration
• Strong knowledge of Azure
• Fluent in Portuguese and English
• Strong problem-solving and technical communication skills

We value

• Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK)

Benefits

• Health insurance, with family package;
• Office facilities for meetings and snacks;
• Regular team building programs;
• Friendly workplace.