Senior Kafka & DevOps Engineer – Kubernetes & CI/CD

Unleash the Power of Data Streaming — Drive Innovation with Cutting-Edge Kafka and DevOps Expertise!

Krakow-based opportunity with hybrid work model.

As a Senior Kafka & DevOps Engineer, you will be working for our client, a leading global financial institution focused on delivering seamless, secure, and scalable data solutions. You will support a strategic managed Kafka platform, enabling real-time data processing across multiple regions and tenancy models, and contribute to the development of a robust, Kubernetes-based infrastructure. Join a dynamic, international team and help shape the future of global data ecosystems.

Your main responsibilities:

• Administer and support the Confluent Kafka platform across multiple regions and tenancy models.
• Maintain and enhance Kubernetes-based infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and scalability.
• Build and refine DevOps CI/CD pipelines to accelerate deployment cycles.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders from Germany, France, the UK, Hong Kong, the US, and China to deliver integrated solutions.
• Participate in an on-call rota, providing evening and weekend support to ensure platform stability.
• Support out-of-hours change activities as needed to minimize downtime.
• Continuously improve platform security, performance, and reliability.

You're ideal for this role if you have:

• At least 5 years of proven hands-on experience with Kafka platform administration.
• Strong expertise in Confluent Kafka and Kubernetes.
• Experience developing and deploying applications using Kafka is a plus.
• Solid background in DevOps, CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Fluent English communication skills, with interviews conducted fully in English.
• Availability during core hours (10:00–16:00 PL time) with flexibility on start and finish times.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rota.
• Minimum 6 days per month presence in Kraków.

It is a strong plus if you have:

• Certifications related to Kafka, DevOps, or Kubernetes.
• Experience working in a global, multi-regional environment.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies and containerization.

Language Required for the role: English — fluent.

Eligibility for the role: Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.

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Interested? Apply now and include your CV (preferably in English) along with a statement confirming your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data.

Tech stack

• Apache Kafka
• Confluent Kafka
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines
• DevOps
• Containerization
• Platform Security
• cloud technologies
• Multi-regional Infrastructure
• Kafka Application Development