Remote Messaging Systems Engineer (Kafka Expert)

Bright Vision Technologies

Sterling (VA)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an experienced Messaging Systems Engineer to architect, deploy, and operate large-scale Apache Kafka and Confluent platform environments in a remote US-based role.

You will own the Kafka platform end-to-end, including cluster sizing, security, automation, observability, and developer enablement, partnering with product, design, and operations to deliver reliable streaming workloads.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
5+ years of experience operating Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform in production.
Deep, hands-on knowledge of Kafka internals (partitions, replication, ISRs, consumer groups).
Strong experience with Kafka security (SASL, mTLS, ACLs, RBAC).
Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and either Kafka Streams or ksqlDB.
Experience with HA/DR strategies for Kafka.
Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible).
Working knowledge of observability tooling for Kafka.
Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy, and operate large-scale Apache Kafka and Confluent platform environments.
Own the Kafka platform end-to-end, including sizing, configuration, security, automation, observability, and developer enablement.
Collaborate with product, design, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable streaming platforms and ship meaningful work.”