DataOps Engineer (Kafka Specialist)

DataOps Engineer (Kafka Specialist)

Contract Type:

Contractor

Location:

London

Industry:

IT

Contact Name:

James Dryden

Contact Phone:

+44 (0)20 7002 0057

Date Published:

28-Jan-2025

I'm looking for a hands-on Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in Terraform, Kafka, and data security. You’ll be responsible for designing and maintaining secure, scalable infrastructure, with a focus on Kafka, backup strategies, and event-driven architecture. You'll also contribute to knowledge sharing and documentation within the team.

This role is INSIDE IR35 and needs 2-3 days per week ON-SITE in London

Key Responsibilities:

  • Take full ownership of Terraform modules, building and maintaining scalable, secure infrastructure.
  • Implement security best practices including public vs private networks, mTLS, and OAuth for authentication.
  • Design and optimize event-driven architectures using Kafka, including Kafka Streams, Queues, and Connectors.
  • Lead schema registry adoption and ensure best practices are followed for Kafka.
  • Design data loss prevention strategies, including backup and replication for high availability.
  • Manage on-premise environments, with strong experience in Linux, bash scripting, and Docker.
  • Work with open-source Kafka, optimizing clusters and ensuring scalability.
  • Develop clear documentation and actively contribute to knowledge sharing across the team.

Desired Skills & Experience:

  • Strong experience with Terraform and Kafka(both open-source and Confluent).
  • Expertise in Linux, bash, Docker, and on-premise infrastructure management.
  • Experience with data protection, backup strategies, and replication.
  • Solid security background with knowledge of mTLS, OAuth, and network segmentation.
  • Excellent at documentation and knowledge sharing within a collaborative team.



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