Kafka Platform Engineer

6-month contract Kafka Platform Engineer role working with an enterprise platform team with a retail client.

• 6-month contract Kafka Platform Engineer role
• Working with the enterprise platform team
• Retail client located in downtown Vancouver hybrid work, 3 days a week in office

What & Why:
As a result of investment in technology our client is looking to add a Platform Engineer to their team for a 6-month contract to start.  Ideally you have 3 years of working knowledge on the Kafka platform and hands-on expertise in Confluent platform management, AWS EK8s infrastructure, and HashiCorp Vault. You should be proficient in automation and development tools for Kafka, with the ability to create serverless applications using Python or Java. In this role, you will apply your experience to develop automation solutions, such as account vending machines and security-focused automation leveraging HashiCorp KeyVault.   Additionally, you will bring extensive experience managing Kafka topics, including ACL, SSO, and resiliency, while also driving scalability initiatives. You should have expertise with Azure AD, Conditional Access, Kafka topic and schema registry RBAC, as well as experience implementing Azure PIM and Just-In-Time (JIT) access. Expert-level knowledge in DevSecOps processes and tools such as Git, JFrog Artifactory, Jenkins, and HashiCorp products is essential for success in this role.  This is a great opportunity as this team has great growth plans for the upcoming year.

Who:
This client is one of the most recognizable Canadian brands, a true Vancouver success story who has expanded globally. They are well known for their corporate culture and has won major awards for their accomplishments. They have invested majorly in technology and have had an incredibly successful past few years, including a major strategic acquisition. They have an all-star leadership team who keeps you accountable and provides support while still affording you tremendous autonomy. They are located close to rapid transit in newly renovated offices in downtown Vancouver and have a hybrid work environment with three days a week in office.

You:
You will bring the following education, skills and experience to the role:

• 3 years of experience working with the Kafka platform
• Advanced expertise with Confluent platform management, AWS EK8s infrastructure management, Hashi corp vault, Automation, and Developer tools for Kafka
• Proficient in developing scripts, preferably using python or Java to build serverless applications
• Hands-on experience with building automation and applications such as account vending machine and security-oriented automation such as Hashicorp KeyVault
• Extensive experience with Confluent platform, Kafka topic ACL, SSO, resiliency, and scalability, Azure AD Conditional Access, implementing Kafka topic and schema registry RBAC and Azure PIM JIT.
• Expert level in DevSecOps tools and processes to include, but not limited to Git, JFrog Artifactory, Jenkins and HashiCorp Products.

Compensation: This role pays between $65-70 per hour.

Next Steps:
If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.