Confluence Kafka Engineer

About Position :

A highly skilled Confluent Kafka Engineer with strong expertise in Ansible and DevOps practices. This role involves designing, deploying, and managing Kafka-based streaming platforms, automating infrastructure tasks, and supporting CI / CD pipelines to ensure scalable and reliable systems.

Role : Confluence Kafka Engineer

Location : Pune

Experience : 10 – 13 years

Job Type : Full Time Employment

What You’ll do : Kafka Engineering :

Design, deploy, and manage Confluent Kafka clusters across environments.

Ensure Kafka security, scalability, and performance tuning.

Troubleshoot Kafka-related issues and optimize message throughput and latency.

Automation with Ansible :

Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for provisioning, configuration, and deployment.

Automate Kafka cluster setup, upgrades, and patching.

Integrate Ansible with CI / CD pipelines and monitoring tools.

DevOps & Monitoring :

Monitor infrastructure using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Alerting, etc.

Collaborate with different teams to ensure smooth deployments and incident resolution.

Expertise You’II Bring :

10 -12 years years of experience, Excellent knowledge of Kafka engineering and DevOps roles.

Strong hands-on experience with Confluent Kafka ecosystem.

Proficiency in Ansible for automation and configuration management.

Solid understanding of Linux, windows, networking, and shell scripting.

Knowledge of Kafka monitoring tools (Control center, Grafana, etc.).

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Kafka certification (e.g., Confluent Certified Developer / Admin) will be a plus point.

Benefits :

Competitive salary and benefits package

Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies

Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards

Annual health check-ups

Insurance coverage : group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment :

Persistent Ltd. is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.

Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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