Kafka Platform Engineer

Deploja-Ab; Solna kommun; On-site; SEK 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Deploja-Ab is seeking a consultant with 4–6 years of experience in Kafka, Java/Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and AKS to join our consulting practice. The role involves working with clients or internal projects as part of our consulting business and may include presentations to clients during the recruitment process.

You will contribute to platform-level Kafka deployments, cloud strategies, observability, and DevOps pipelines, leveraging GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform, and other modern tooling to

Qualifications

• Must have 4–6 years of experience with Apache Kafka, Strimzi, Kafka Connect API.
• Must have 4–6 years of experience with Java and Spring Boot Framework.
• Experience with PostgreSQL.
• Strong experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Linux experience (including WSL).
• GitHub Actions and ArgoCD knowledge.
• Knowledge of Splunk, Fluent Bit and Helm.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Apache Kafka

Kubernetes (AKS)

PostgreSQL

Linux

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

Fluent Bit

OpenTelemetry

HiveMQ

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Job description

We now have a new requirement and are looking for a consultant colleague with the qualifications listed below. The position is part of our consulting business, which means you will be employed by us and work either with clients or on internal projects and assignments.

As part of your application, you may be presented to clients/partners as part of the recruitment process. If selected for the assignment, you will be employed by us and work either with clients or on internal projects and assignments as part of our consulting business.

Your Profile (Must-have requirements)

Platform & Cloud

• 4–6 years of experience with Apache Kafka, Strimzi, Kafka Connect API, Kraft.
• 4–6 years of experience working with Java and Spring Boot Framework
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Strong experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Linux experience (including WSL)
• GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
• Knowledge of Splunk, Fluent Bit and Helm

DevOps & Automation

• CI/CD using GitHub Actions and/or Jenkins
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)

Observability

• Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus
• Fluent Bit or OpenTelemetry

Streaming & Messaging

• Apache Kafka at platform level (clusters, performance, security)
• HiveMQ broker

Meritorious

• Experience in APIM platforms
• Experience in Azure, AWS or Google cloud
• Cloud cost optimization experience
• Experience of working at an Integration department in large enterprise environments

Application deadline: 09-10-2026

About Us

We currently employ experienced consultants in areas such as System Development, AI, Machine Learning, Testing, Cloud, Infra DevOps, and IT Project Management. Working at Deploja is something entirely different from working at an ordinary consulting company—and we are really proud of that. So, what makes us unique? We simply offer more than just a high salary and greater freedom; that’s just the beginning. With us, you’ll find the work environment and opportunities you deserve. Welcome to Deploja, where the grass is indeed greener!