Senior Kafka Platform Engineer

Overview

Senior Kafka Platform Engineer Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 2P Perfect Presentation

Since 2004, 2P has been a leader in Saudi Arabia’s ICT landscape, delivering integrated technology solutions that help organizations accelerate digital transformation and improve operational efficiency. With a strong foundation in innovation and service excellence, 2P continues to provide end-to-end solutions through its specialized business units and trusted market expertise. We are always looking to connect with talented professionals who are passionate about making an impact and growing within a dynamic, forward-looking environment.

Key Responsibilities

Cluster Administration & Operations

• Design, deploy, and administer multi-node Apache Kafka clusters across Development, UAT, and Production environments.
• Manage Kafka ecosystem components including Brokers, Zoo Keeper/KRaft, Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, and ksqlDB.
• Perform cluster sizing, capacity planning, partition rebalancing, and topic lifecycle management.
• Execute rolling upgrades, patching activities, and version migrations with minimal or zero downtime.
• Configure replication, ISR, retention, compaction, and quota policies in line with business SLAs.

Performance & Reliability

• Monitor cluster performance, throughput, consumer lag, latency, and broker health using monitoring platforms.
• Optimize JVM, operating system, storage, and network configurations for maximum performance.
• Conduct load testing, bottleneck analysis, and capacity forecasting.
• Implement and maintain disaster recovery and geo-replication solutions using multi-Region architectures, Mirror

  Maker2, or Cluster Linking.

Security & Governance

• Configure and maintain authentication, authorization, and encryption mechanisms.
• Integrate Kafka with enterprise identity and access management solutions.
• Enforce governance standards, audit logging, and compliance requirements.

Integrations & Development Support

• Build and maintain Kafka Connect integrations with enterprise platforms and data sources.
• Administer Schema Registry and enforce schema governance standards.
• Support development teams with onboarding, troubleshooting, and Kafka best practices.
• Automate platform provisioning and operational tasks using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD tools.

Incident & Release Management

• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution of critical production issues.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks, SOPs, and disaster recovery documentation.
• Conduct periodic disaster recovery testing and validation exercises.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and administrators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of hands‑on experience administering Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of Kafka architecture, including brokers, partitions, replication, consumer groups, offsets, and ISR.
• Experience with Zoo Keeper and/or KRaft deployments.
• Proficiency in Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, Mirror

  Maker2, and ksqlDB.

• Proficiency in scripting using Bash, Python, or Go.
• Solid understanding of JVM tuning, networking concepts, and storage systems.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog, or Confluent Control Center.
• Hands‑on experience implementing Kafka security using SASL, SSL/TLS, Kerberos, ACLs, and RBAC.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible), and container platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Open Shift.

Preferred Qualifications

• Confluent Certified Administrator (CCAAK) or Confluent Certified Developer (CCDAK) certification.
• Experience running Kafka on Kubernetes using platforms such as Strimzi or Confluent for Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud‑managed Kafka services including Confluent Cloud, AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs for Kafka, or Google Cloud.
• Exposure to streaming and data integration technologies such as Flink, Spark Streaming, NiFi, and Debezium.
• Experience with in banking, fintech, telecommunications, or large‑scale e‑commerce environments.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and service management practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong ownership and accountability mindset.
• Ability to work effectively in high‑pressure production environments.
• Willingness to participate in on‑call support rotations and after‑hours incident management.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior team members.

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Title: Senior Kafka Platform Engineer

Company: 2P Perfect Presentation

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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