Senior Kafka Engineer Contract Singapore

12 months renewable contract Banking Client Key Responsibilities - Design, implement, configure, and manage Apache Kafka environments. - Support real-time data streaming and event-driven applications. - Configure and manage Kafka topics, partitions, replication, consumer groups, producers, and consumers. - Monitor Kafka cluster performance, availability, capacity, and overall platform health. - Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to Kafka, messaging, connectivity, and performance. - Deploy and manage Kafka-related applications and services on Kubernetes. - Collaborate with development, infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams to onboard and support applications using Kafka. - Implement high availability, scalability, security, and disaster recovery practices. - Automate platform deployment, configuration, monitoring, and operational processes. - Participate in architecture discussions and recommend improvements to the real-time streaming platform. - Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and other technology teams. Key Requirements - Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience. - At least 2 to 3 years of strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka. - Strong practical experience with Kubernetes. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar relevant educational background is required. - Experience supporting real-time or event-driven applications in a production environment. - Good understanding of Kafka architecture, including brokers, topics and partitions, replication, consumer groups, producers and consumers, high availability, and fault tolerance. - Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting distributed systems. - Familiarity with Linux and scripting or automation. - Experience with CI/CD, Docker, and DevOps practices is advantageous. - Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is an advantage. EA Reg. No. 25C2690 | EA License No. R1330510 | sumit.sambhi@tangspac.com