We are seeking a highly skilled Data Streaming Architect with deep expertise in Apache Kafka to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of streaming data platforms across our enterprise systems. This role combines hands-on engineering knowledge with strategic architectural guidance, serving as a consulting architect to cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is passionate about distributed systems, real-time data processing, and guiding best practices at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Design scalable, resilient, and secure Kafka-based data streaming architectures.

• Evaluate existing systems and recommend integration strategies with Kafka and related technologies (e.g., Kafka Connect, ksqlDB, Schema Registry).

• Architect end-to-end streaming pipelines, including producers, brokers, consumers, and external sinks/sources.

Consulting & Strategic Guidance

• Serve as a consulting architect to internal teams and stakeholders, advising on streaming strategies aligned with business goals.

• Define and communicate streaming architecture best practices, standards, and governance models across teams.

• Lead architectural reviews and assessments, ensuring compliance with performance, scalability, and reliability standards.

Implementation & Enablement

• Guide development teams in implementing Kafka integrations, tuning configurations, and resolving bottlenecks.

• Prototype and validate new technologies and frameworks to support advanced streaming use cases.

• Create technical artifacts including architecture diagrams, solution documents, and runbooks.

Mentorship & Leadership

• Mentor engineering teams on Kafka usage patterns, anti-patterns, and performance tuning.

• Deliver training sessions and workshops to upskill internal teams on event-driven architectures and stream processing.

Operational Oversight

• Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to ensure effective monitoring, alerting, and disaster recovery for Kafka platforms.

• Establish SLAs and operational playbooks for mission-critical streaming infrastructure.