Kafka Infra Automation Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 22, 2026. LTM scores B on the Alion truth index.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Kafka Infrastructure Automation Engineer with 7-10 years of infrastructure automation experience The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing developing and automating the deployment and management of Confluent Kafka platforms across private and public cloud environments
This role requires strong expertise in Terraform Python and Ansible along with the ability to collaborate with engineering operations security and application teams to deliver scalable secure and resilient messaging solutions Relevant enterprise references show strong alignment with Confluent Kafka Terraformbased infrastructure automation Python scripting and securityfocused platform engineering
Key Responsibilities
Design develop and maintain infrastructure automation solutions for deploying and managing Confluent Kafka environments across cloud platforms
Develop Infrastructure as Code IaC solutions using Terraform and automation frameworks using Python and Ansible
Gather and analyze business requirements from Line of Business LOB teams and translate them into scalable technical solutions
Collaborate with Engineering Operations and Application Support teams to design and optimize messaging infrastructure and Kafka services
Create automation for platform provisioning testing validation and operational support activities
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to infrastructure deployment testing performance and platform stability
Define and implement IT security standards controls and best practices across complex projects
Perform security risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies to address vulnerabilities and compliance requirements
Document technical designs operational procedures security controls and implementation plans
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation reliability resiliency and operational excellence
Act as a key contributor in enabling secure scalable and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions
Required Skills
7-10 years of experience in DevOps Infrastructure Engineering or Platform Engineering
Strong handson experience with Confluent Kafka Apache Kafka
Expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code IaC
Strong programming and automation experience using Python and Ansible
Experience with cloud platforms AWS Azure GCP or private cloud environments
Strong understanding of CICD pipelines infrastructure automation and configuration management
Knowledge of messaging systems distributed systems and eventdriven architectures
Experience with LinuxUnix administration and shell scripting
Strong troubleshooting debugging and problemsolving skills
Experience with security controls risk management and compliance frameworks