Kafka SRE Lead: Reliability & Platform Architecture

Compunnel, Inc.; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking an SRE (Kafka Lead) to oversee the architecture, engineering, and operational excellence of Kafka platforms. This technical leadership role requires deep expertise in Kafka, continuous improvement in platform reliability, and automation skills.

The successful candidate will collaborate with teams, manage SLIs and SLOs, and lead incident management efforts. Expertise in Apache Kafka and distributed systems is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Strong experience serving as a technical lead for Kafka and distributed systems.
• Deep hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration and operations.
• Ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex production issues.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for Kafka platform architecture and engineering.
• Define and implement Kafka architectures aligned with best practices.
• Own platform outcomes ensuring successful delivery of reliability and scalability.

Skills

Kafka expertise

Site Reliability Engineering practices

DevOps automation

Leadership capabilities

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Tools

Apache Kafka

Kafka Connect

Kafka Streams

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Job description

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking an SRE (Kafka Lead) to oversee the architecture, engineering, and operational excellence of Kafka platforms. This technical leadership role requires deep expertise in Kafka, continuous improvement in platform reliability, and automation skills.

The successful candidate will collaborate with teams, manage SLIs and SLOs, and lead incident management efforts. Expertise in Apache Kafka and distributed systems is essential for this role.