Senior Kafka Data Platform Architect

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a high-impact data architecture leader in the United States (Missouri) to own end-to-end Kafka-based data infrastructure and cross-product integration strategy. You will serve as the technical authority for data ecosystems spanning multiple product lines and drive high-scale, event-driven data flows.

The role requires extensive experience with Kafka, cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure), and AI-driven development, plus SRE/ops background to ensure production readiness and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of industry experience, or Masters and 8+ years, or PhD and 6+ years.
• 4+ years of experience with Kafka, data infrastructure, and/or streaming architecture, including production systems.
• Experience in AI-driven development, including writing code and building strategies to leverage AI in work.
• Experience building cloud services on AWS, GCP or Azure.
• Experience in Identity and Security domains.
• SRE/operations experience to run infrastructure reliably in production.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and identify technical solutions and paths forward.
• Ability to influence without authority and iterate with bias for action.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture and cross-product integration strategy for our Kafka-based data infrastructure.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for data ecosystems spanning Cisco Identity Intelligence, Duo, and emerging product lines.
• Drive design and implementation of high-scale, event-driven data flows.
• Define standards for schema management, data quality, and observability.
• Influence production readiness and operational maturity.
• Use deep expertise in large-scale Kafka deployments to build resilient, self-healing systems.
• Act as a central technical bridge between disparate engineering teams.

Skills

Kafka Expertise

Cloud Services Development

Data Infrastructure Management

AI-Driven Development

SRE/Operations Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a high-impact data architecture leader in the United States (Missouri) to own end-to-end Kafka-based data infrastructure and cross-product integration strategy. You will serve as the technical authority for data ecosystems spanning multiple product lines and drive high-scale, event-driven data flows.

The role requires extensive experience with Kafka, cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure), and AI-driven development, plus SRE/ops background to ensure production readiness and