Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist

For a client in the financial services sector in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist to support a business-critical Data Integration Platform team. The assignment is intended to strengthen the team for approximately six months and focuses heavily on Kafka platform operations, production support and integration services. - Operate, maintain and support the enterprise Apache Kafka streaming platform - Ensure stability, availability and reliable operation of business-critical integration services - Monitor Kafka clusters and identify performance or availability issues - Troubleshoot and resolve incidents within production environments - Perform platform maintenance and operational engineering activities - Support application and integration teams using the Kafka platform - Analyse logs, platform behaviour and system dependencies during incidents - Contribute to platform optimisation, automation and continuous service improvement - Support the Managed File Transfer service used for secure data exchange with external partners - Work within a DevOps-oriented Data Integration Platform team - Participate in operational processes including incident, problem and change management - Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration and operations - Experience operating Kafka platforms in enterprise production environments - Strong troubleshooting and incident-resolution skills - Experience with monitoring, platform maintenance and performance optimisation - Strong understanding of distributed systems and integration platforms - Good Linux / Unix administration skills - Experience with DevOps practices and operational automation - Experience supporting business-critical production platforms Find Jobs in Switzerland on Arbeitnow