Lead Kafka Engineer

Raymond James; Southfield (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

Raymond James in Southfield, MI is seeking an experienced engineer to develop and implement specialized code enabling interfaces between business applications and a data warehouse. The role follows a hybrid workstyle with in-office presence 10–12 days a month.

The candidate will work with Kafka, Terraform, and AWS services, plus monitoring tools to maintain reliable data pipelines. 6–10 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 6–10 years of general engineering or development experience.
• Hybrid workstyle with in-office presence 10–12 days per month.

Responsibilities

• Proven experience with Confluent Kafka and Apache Kafka.
• Experience with Confluent Schema Registry.
• Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) on AWS.
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
• Proficiency in Linux Virtual Machines for supporting Kafka Connect.
• Some experience in programming languages such as Java or Python.
• Spark Streaming or Apache Flink knowledge is desirable.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Familiar with SRE concepts and monitoring/observability tools.

Skills

Confluent Kafka

Apache Kafka

Schema Registry

Terraform

AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda)

Linux VMs

Java

Python

Spark Streaming

Flink

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Splunk

DataDog

Dynatrace

CloudWatch

Kafka Connect

Job description

Job Description Summary

Develops and implements specialized code supporting the interfaces between an organization's business application systems and a data warehouse.

Develops and implements specialized code supporting the interfaces between an organization's business application systems and a data warehouse.

Job Description

This position follows our hybrid workstyle policy: Expected to be in a Raymond James office location a minimum of 10-12 days a month.

Please note: This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Proven experience working with Confluent Kafka and Apache Kafka.
• Strong understanding of Kafka architecture, components, and tuning.
• Experience with Confluent Schema Registry.
• Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) on AWS.
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
• Proficiency in Linux Virtual Machines for supporting Kafka Connect
• Some experience in programming languages such as Java or Python.
• Some experience with Spark Streaming and Apache Flink is a desirable skill.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiar with SRE concepts which includes evaluating and implementing monitoring and observability tools like Splunk, Data Dog, Dynatrace, CloudWatch and other job, log or dashboard concepts for customer support and application health checks.
• 10 years of relevant development or engineering experience or combination of education, training and experience.
• Financial Services Industry knowledge is a plus.

Education

Bachelor’s (Required)

Work Experience

General Experience - 6 to 10 years

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Hybrid

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses, or commissions.

This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include

• medical, dental, and vision
• life insurance
• critical illness insurance and accident insurance
• disability benefitsretirement savings
• paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• parental leave

Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit Myrjbenefits.com.

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We Expect Our Associates At All Levels To

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.