Cloud Kafka Architect & Confluent Expert

IBM; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM seeks a Cloud Subject Matter Expert to enhance client experience by resolving issues across Kafka and Confluent Cloud platforms. You’ll lead problem resolution through analysis of varied complexity and ensure client satisfaction, minimizing business impact.

You will guide architecture reviews, data streaming design, and production readiness while collaborating with platform, application and SRE teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions for enterprise workloads.

Qualifications

• Technical leadership as an authority for enterprise Kafka and Confluent Cloud platforms.
• Analysis and troubleshooting of complex issues across distributed systems and client IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical authority for Kafka and Confluent Cloud deployments.
• Advise on data streaming architectures and best practices to maximize ROI and resilience.
• Design and review event-driven architectures, data contracts, and integration patterns.
• Lead architecture reviews, workshops and enablement to promote customer self-sufficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Kafka expertise

Confluent Cloud

Distributed systems troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation and enablement

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Kafka

Confluent Cloud

Kafka Streams

Apache Flink

Schema Registry

Kafka Connect

Job description

IBM seeks a Cloud Subject Matter Expert to enhance client experience by resolving issues across Kafka and Confluent Cloud platforms. You’ll lead problem resolution through analysis of varied complexity and ensure client satisfaction, minimizing business impact.

You will guide architecture reviews, data streaming design, and production readiness while collaborating with platform, application and SRE teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions for enterprise workloads.