IBM Confluence Kafka Engineer

InnovationTeam; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

InnovationTeam is seeking a senior Integration Architect to design and run enterprise integration flows using IBM App Connect or webMethods, with emphasis on modernizing legacy patterns into event-driven architectures connected to Kafka.

You will own streaming pipelines (Confluent Kafka), implement secure deployments on OpenShift/Kubernetes, and build robust CI/CD pipelines. A strong background in data formats and integration patterns is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Enterprise Integration, Middleware, or API Architecture.
• 3+ years designing and running integration flows on IBM App Connect Enterprise or IBM webMethods.
• 3+ years building streaming pipelines with Confluent Kafka or Apache Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Deep experience authoring, deploying, and maintaining integrations using IBM App Connect or IBM webMethods.
• Map complex data formats (JSON, XML, Copybooks, Flat Files) into enterprise canonical models.
• Leverage IBM native nodes/adapters to interact with Kafka topics.

Skills

Enterprise Integration

Middleware

API Architecture

Event Streaming

Confluent Kafka

Legacy Modernization

Tools

IBM App Connect

IBM webMethods

Confluent Kafka

Kafka Connect

Kafka Streams

ksqlDB

Red Hat OpenShift

Kubernetes

IBM Cloud Pak for Integration

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

ArgoCD

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

• Total Experience: 5+ years in Enterprise Integration, Middleware, or API Architecture.
• IBM Integration Platforms: 3+ years of hands-on experience designing and running integration flows on IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE / IIB) OR IBM webMethods Integration (webMethods Integration Server, Enterprise Gateway, or webMethods.io).
• Event Streaming: 3+ years of hands-on experience building streaming pipelines with Confluent Kafka or Apache Kafka.
• Modernization Track Record: Proven background in refactoring legacy synchronous patterns (SOAP, RPC, File Batch, IBM MQ) into asynchronous event-driven flows using IBM integration tools connected to Kafka.

Core Technical Requirements

A. IBM Integration Capabilities (App Connect or webMethods)

• Deep experience authoring, deploying, and maintaining integrations using IBM App Connect (ESQL, Java, Compute nodes, REST/SOAP API flows) OR IBM webMethods (IS Flow Services, Java Services, Designer, webMethods.io).
• Ability to map complex data formats (JSON, XML, Copybooks, Flat Files) into enterprise canonical models.
• Experience leveraging native IBM nodes/adapters to produce and consume directly to/from Apache Kafka / Confluent topics.

B. Confluent Kafka & Streaming Capabilities

• Strong grasp of Kafka architecture: Topic partitioning, Producer/Consumer tuning, Consumer Groups, and Offset Management.
• Hands-on implementation of Confluent Schema Registry (Avro/Protobuf) for enterprise data governance and backward/forward schema compatibility.
• Experience with Kafka Connect framework for streaming data between databases, IBM MQ, and Kafka topics.
• Knowledge of stream transformation using Kafka Streams or ksqlDB.

C. Infrastructure, DevOps & Security

• Deployment experience on Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, or IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I).
• Experience automating integration deployments using CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD) and Terraform/Ansible.
• Solid understanding of security protocols across hybrid clouds: mTLS, SASL/SCRAM, OAuth2, API Key Management, and RBAC/ACLs.

At InnovationTeam, we strive for excellence in everything we do. We offer a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where innovation and creativity are encouraged. We provide opportunities for professional growth and development, and believe in recognizing and rewarding our employees for their contributions.