Kafka Engineer / Senior Kafka Engineer

We are seeking Singapore-based Engineers with strong experience in Apache Kafka and/or Confluent Kafka. Candidates with Java development expertise and experience supporting enterprise-scale event-driven platforms are highly preferred. Key Responsibilities Administer, monitor, and maintain Kafka clusters across Production, UAT, and Development environments. Deploy and manage Kafka clusters using KRaft and ZooKeeper architectures. Configure and maintain topics, partitions, replication, retention policies, SSL/TLS encryption, and ACL-based security. Troubleshoot Kafka-related issues including broker failures, consumer lag, replication delays, partition imbalances, and performance bottlenecks. Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and high-availability implementations. Develop, support, and troubleshoot Java/Spring Boot applications integrated with Kafka. Implement monitoring and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, Confluent Control Center, and Splunk. Support CI/CD and automation initiatives using Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Linux scripting. Collaborate with Development, QA, and Operations teams to deliver reliable and scalable event-driven solutions. Required Skills Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and/or Confluent Kafka Experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, ksqlDB Knowledge of KRaft and ZooKeeper architectures Strong proficiency in Java (preferred) and Spring Boot Linux administration (RHEL/Ubuntu) Monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana CI/CD tools including Jenkins and Git Container technologies: Docker and Kubernetes Strong troubleshooting and production support skills Preferred Qualifications Experience working in Banking, Healthcare, or other regulated environments Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies Exposure to DevOps and automation practices Knowledge of database technologies such as Oracle, MongoDB, or SQL Server