Confluent Solution Architect

Ampstek; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampstek is seeking an experienced Kafka Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize streaming data pipelines in a cloud environment. You will work with Java, Python or Scala, and implement event-driven architectures across distributed systems to ensure low-latency, reliable data flows.

The role requires hands-on experience with Confluent Kafka tools and cloud platforms, plus strong collaboration and problem-solving skills to support multi-cloud deployments and monitoring in production environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (any distribution: open-source, Confluent, Cloudera, AWS MSK, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or Scala
• Solid understanding of event-driven architecture and data streaming patterns
• Experience deploying Kafka on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities

Skills

Kafka experience

Java

Python

Scala

Event-driven architecture

Cloud deployment: AWS/GCP/Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Confluent Kafka

Kafka Connect

Kafka Streams

KSQL

Schema Registry

REST Proxy

Confluent Control Center

Confluent Cloud

kksqlDB Cloud

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (any distribution: open-source, Confluent, Cloudera, AWS MSK, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or Scala
• Solid understanding of event-driven architecture and data streaming patterns
• Experience deploying Kafka on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities

Desired skills

• Candidates with experience in Confluent Kafka and its ecosystem will be given preference:
• Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, KSQL, Schema Registry, REST Proxy, Confluent Control Center
• Hands-on with Confluent Cloud services, including ksqlDB Cloud and Apache Flink
• Familiarity with Stream Governance, Data Lineage, Stream Catalog, Audit Logs, RBAC
• Confluent certifications (Developer, Administrator, or Flink Developer)
• Experience with Confluent Platform, Confluent Cloud managed services, multi-cloud deployments, and Confluent for Kubernetes
• Knowledge of data mesh architectures, KRaft migration, and modern event streaming patterns
• Exposure to monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
• Experience with data lakes, data warehouses, or big data ecosystems