Kafka Engineer

Let s create change together Nothing beats being part of positive change We re on a truly exciting journey working together in a fast-paced global environment to break new ground in almost every aspect of our operations Right now we have an exciting job opening for youWhat you ll do The position is for a developer with Kafka expertise where you will be working within Integration Centre of Enablement delivering support for our Kafka platform You will be working together with application teams both with onboarding and design of their solutions when needed as well as troubleshooting their problems when needed The primary responsibilities for the team is however to provide self-service and governance on top of Kafka as part of the overall offering from Integration Centre of Enablement The development part of the role focuses mainly on configuring these aspects and building automation and tooling towards this goal Furthermore in the role of Kafka experts we are participating in troubleshooting and finding ways to mitigate problems in the running platform The primary operational responsibility lies elsewhere but we are still actively involved in the more complex tasks Moreover you ll be Overseeing the management of the Event Streaming platform using Apache Kafka including its crucial components Manage administer monitor Apache Kafka clusters ensuring stability scalability and high availability Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools for Kafka platform provisioning configuration and monitoring Implement and optimize Kafka deployments on Kubernetes Collaborate closely with development teams to integrate Kafka into applications and data pipelines Document best practices guidelines and procedures for Kafka administration and development Continually learn and adapt to new developments in the Kafka ecosystem to stay up to date The position is in Bangalore What you ll bring We believe that good engineers can switch and learn new languages and technologies but to be a great match for our team we believe you possess the following skills At least 5 years of relevant experience in designing and implementing software solutions using Apache Kafka Experience and deep understanding of event-driven architectures including hands-on experience in managing Kafka platform Solid understanding of Site Reliability Engineering principles and methodologies Excellent communication skills both verbal and written needed when collaborating within the team as well as with platform customers and stakeholders xc2 xb7 Strong technical background with a focus on software development principles and practices xc2 xb7 Writing structured high-quality code and being well versed in core development concepts like code reviews pull requests testing and similar xc2 xb7 Experience in building automation and self-service workflowsYou also have an experience of Hands-on experience from either Strimzi or CFK Confluent Cloud is not applicable here Hands-on experience from running software using a Kubernetes based orchestrator Backend development experience using Java or Go Proficiency in writing GitOps pipelines and working with scripting languages Experience in observability and telemetry using Grafana Prometheus Elasticearch Experience in using toolstacks like CertManager ExternalDNS Istio Hashicorp Vault and FluxCD is desirable Experience in Helm ArgoCD and GitHub incl Actions is highly desirable Experience in technologies like OpenID Connect PKI X509 is highly desirable Experience in RedHat OpenShift is beneficial Working with relational databases using PostgreSQL As we work with small tightly collaborating teams it is essential that the candidate has the right mindset and personality Who are weEverything we do starts with people Our purpose is to provide freedom to move in a personal sustainable and safe way We are committed to simplifying our customers lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them their loved ones and the people around them Volvo Cars continued success is the result of a collaborative diverse and inclusive working environment The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world Today we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands with over 40 000 employees across the globe We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow Bengaluru KA IN 562122Job requisition ID 73622