Middleware Engineer

Build and scale enterprise Kafka infrastructure using Confluent Cloud and Platform across hybrid environments. Design event-driven architectures, automate deployments with Terraform/CI/CD, optimize performance, ensure security compliance, and troubleshoot distributed streaming systems at scale.Must Have:5+ years Kafka (2+ years Confluent Cloud/Platform, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, ksqlDB)Expertise in hybrid cloud Kafka deployments (AWS/Azure/GCP + on-prem)Strong automation (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins) and programming (Java, Python, Scala)Experience with monitoring/troubleshooting distributed systems (Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus)Security expertise (Kerberos, SSL, RBAC) and compliance knowledge (GDPR, SOC, PCI)You'll Build: Scalable Kafka clusters • Event-driven architectures • Automated CI/CD pipelines • Observability frameworks • Secure, compliant streaming platforms.