Kafka Flink Architect

Raas Infotek; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm based in Bolingbrook, IL is seeking a skilled Kafka Expert to architect and manage cloud-based streaming solutions. The role requires extensive experience with the Confluent Kafka platform and advanced knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink. Ideal candidates will have practical skills in Terraform and CI/CD tools, along with a strong background in cloud-native monitoring and production support. Relocation within 1-2 months for onsite work is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience architecting, implementing, and administering Confluent Cloud Kafka platform in production environments.
• Advanced knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink for real-time stream processing/analytics.
• Proven proficiency in Kafka Connectors and integration in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage cloud-native monitoring and observability solutions.
• Provide hands-on production support for mission-critical streaming platforms.
• Gather requirements on-site and coordinate with offshore development teams.

Skills

Confluent Kafka

KSQL DB

Flink

Terraform

GCP Networking

Agile/DevOps

Job description

Location: Bolingbrook, IL (Initial remote ok, but candidate should relocate within 1-2 month for onsite work mode)

Required Skills

• Confluent Kafka
• Advanced Knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink

Job Description

• Extensive experience architecting, implementing, and administering Confluent Cloud Kafka platform in production environments.
• Advanced knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink for real-time stream processing/analytics.
• Proven proficiency in Kafka Connectors—from configuration to end-to-end integration in cloud environments.
• Strong background in platform governance: schema registry, RBAC, audit logging, retention, and compliance.
• Deep expertise with Terraform and the Confluent Terraform provider; Infrastructure-as-Code methodology and automation.
• Practical experience designing and managing Harness CI/CD pipelines or other similar tools.
• Advanced knowledge of GCP networking, including Private Service Connect (PSC), DNS, Firewalls and enterprise security.
• Track record in implementing cloud-native monitoring and observability solutions; troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident response.
• Thorough experience with Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA) strategies, backup/restore, and multi-region design.
• Practical experience with cost optimization, resource monitoring, and right-sizing in Confluent Cloud.
• Strong abilities in schema management, version compatibility, and data governance.
• Demonstrated capability in capacity planning, partitioning, and scaling streaming architectures.
• Experienced in Agile/DevOps methodologies.
• Experience providing hands‑on production support for mission‑critical streaming platforms.
• Experience in working with an offshore/on‑site model. The position requires gathering requirements on‑site, creating detailed design documents and coordinating with offshore for the development/delivery.

Thanks & Regards,
Raas Infotek Corporation, 262 Chapman Road, Suite 105A, Newark, DE-19702
Direct number: 3022869764 | 132
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