Confluent Kafka + Java Developer

Job location: Columbus, OH (on site work)

• Develop Kafka producers, consumers, and stream-processing solutions.
  


• Administer Kafka clusters, topics, brokers, consumer groups, and connectors.
  


• Deploy and manage Kafka Connect integrations.
  


• Configure Schema Registry, ACLs, RBAC, TLS, and platform security controls.
  


• Develop custom connectors using Java and Spring Boot.
  


• Build automated deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.
  


• Deploy Kafka workloads to OpenShift and Kubernetes environments.
  


• Monitor platform health using Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, and Splunk.
  


• Support CDC integrations using Oracle GoldenGate and Debezium.
  


• Drive platform standardization, automation, and self-service enablement.
  

Requirements

• Apache Kafka
  


• Confluent Platform
  


• Kafka Connect
  


• Schema Registry
  


• OpenShift
  


• Kubernetes
  


• Docker
  


• Java/Spring Boot
  


• GitHub
  


• Linux
  

Preferred Skills

• Oracle GoldenGate
  


• Debezium
  


• Snowflake
  


• Iceberg
  


• AWS
  


• Azure