Kafka Engineer

Job Title: Integration Solution Architect (Confluent Kafka & Apache Flink)

Location: New York City, NY / New Jersey (Remote with occasional travel)

Duration: 9 Months

Positions: 1

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Integration Solution Architect with strong expertise in Confluent Kafka and Apache Flink. The ideal candidate will design and implement scalable, event-driven architectures and support real-time data integration across enterprise systems. This role requires deep technical knowledge in streaming platforms, API integration, and data engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Integration Solution Architecture Design end-to-end integration patterns including CDC Enterprise Bus Middleware APIM
• Architect event-driven solutions using Kafka/Confluent, leveraging SMT, KSQLDB, and Apache Flink
• Define API contracts and design APIM-based ingestion mechanisms for enterprise data flows
• Confluent API Engineering (Flink) Develop and manage Kafka producer/consumer configurations and topic administration
• Implement CDC connectors (e.g., Debezium, SAP) for ERP and enterprise source systems
• Design and support schema management and ingestion pipelines into data platforms (e.g., Bronze layer architectures)
• Data Engineering (Kafka) Implement transformation logic using SMT and KSQLDB on Kafka topics
• Enhance mapping frameworks to support schema evolution (e.g., AP/AR/OA data models)
• Develop and support Flink/Kafka Streams jobs for real-time data processing and enrichment

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Confluent Kafka and Apache Flink
• Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures
• Knowledge of CDC tools and connectors such as Debezium
• Experience with API integration and middleware architectures
• Strong understanding of data streaming, transformation, and real-time processing
• Familiarity with schema design and data ingestion frameworks
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Key Skills

Confluent Kafka Apache Flink Event-Driven Architecture CDC (Change Data Capture) KSQLDB & SMT Kafka Streams API Management (APIM) Data Integration & Middleware Real-time Data Processing

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