Kafka Engineer
About the role
Bright Vision Technologies is a forward-thinking software development company dedicated to building innovative solutions that help businesses automate and optimize their operations. We leverage cutting-edge technologies to create scalable, secure, and user-friendly applications. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a skilled Kafka Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of transforming business processes through technology.
Responsibilities
Architect, deploy, and operate large-scale Apache Kafka and Confluent platform environments supporting mission-critical event-driven workloads.
Design partitioning, replication, and topic strategies that balance throughput, durability, and operational simplicity.
Implement strong security on Kafka clusters using SASL, mTLS, ACLs, RBAC, and integration with corporate IdPs.
Operate Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, KSQL/ksqlDB, and Kafka Streams in production.
Build and operate Kafka Connect pipelines integrating sources and sinks across enterprise systems.
Design HA/DR strategies for Kafka, including MirrorMaker 2, Cluster Linking, and multi-region active-active patterns.
Build CI/CD pipelines for Kafka topic, ACL, and connector configurations using GitOps patterns.
Implement comprehensive observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Confluent Control Center.
Drive Kafka cost and capacity optimization through right-sizing and storage tiering.
Onboard application teams to Kafka with clear patterns, templates, and best practices.
Lead incident response and post-incident reviews for streaming workloads, applying disciplined engineering practices and partnering closely with stakeholders to ensure outcomes are durable, well-documented, and aligned with broader team and platform standards.
Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers through code review, design review, pair programming, and structured knowledge sharing, helping the broader team grow in technical maturity and confidence over time.
Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation — including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures — so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers onto over time.
Continuously evaluate emerging streaming technologies (Pulsar, Redpanda, AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs) and stay updated on industry trends.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Five or more years of experience operating Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform in production.
Deep, hands-on knowledge of Kafka internals (partitions, replication, ISRs, consumer groups).
Strong experience with Kafka security (SASL, mTLS, ACLs, RBAC).
Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and either Kafka Streams or ksqlDB.
Experience with HA/DR strategies for Kafka.
Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go.
Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible).
Working knowledge of observability tooling for Kafka.
Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
Qualifications
Confluent Certified Administrator or Developer credentials preferred.
Experience operating Kafka on Kubernetes (Strimzi, Confluent Operator) preferred.
Exposure to managed Kafka services (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs Kafka API) preferred.
Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Flink, Spark Streaming) preferred.
Experience with data governance and lineage for streaming data preferred.
Skills
Strong engineering discipline.
Clear communication style.
Track record of shipping meaningful work that holds up well in production.
Benefits
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
Pay
$100k - $150k
Schedule
100% Remote (Continental United States)
Qualifications
Must be willing to work directly as a full-time W2 employee of Bright Vision Technologies and contribute to our in-house SOW deliverables.
No new H1B sponsorship is available for this role. However, candidates who are currently on a valid H1B visa and require a transfer are welcome to apply. We will support H1B transfers for qualified candidates.
Contact
To apply, please send your resume to harry@bvteck.com or contact us at (908) 676-4399.