Apache Kafka DevOps Engineer

Claranet Portugal; Portugal; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Office facilities for meals and snacks

Regular teambuilding programs

Friendly workplace

Job summary

Claranet Portugal is seeking an Apache Kafka DevOps Engineer to join a technical team managing a critical data platform in Portugal. The role focuses on administering and evolving Kafka deployments, ensuring secure and scalable operations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates will have Kafka administration experience, strong Azure knowledge, and fluency in Portuguese and English. A collaborative, learning-driven environment with regular team events awaits.

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

Problem solving

Technical communication

Job description

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

Our ambition is to unlock the potential of our digital world so that organisations everywhere can innovate and thrive securely. We aim to achieve this goal by bringing together the world’s most talented people and the most powerful technologies, combining them to address our customers' challenges and to build something stronger together.

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

Your responsibilities include:

• 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

You must have:

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

Mandatory certifications:

We value:

• Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK)

We offer:

• Health insurance, with family package;
• Office facilities for meals and snacks;
• Regular teambuilding programs;
• Friendly workplace.