Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist

For a client in the financial services sector in Zurich, we are looking for an experienced Kafka Platform Engineer / Operations Specialist to support a business-critical Data Integration Platform team. The assignment is intended to strengthen the team for approximately six months and focuses heavily on Kafka platform operations, production support and integration services. Operate, maintain and support the enterprise Apache Kafka streaming platform Ensure stability, availability and reliable operation of business-critical integration services Monitor Kafka clusters and identify performance or availability issues Troubleshoot and resolve incidents within production environments Perform platform maintenance and operational engineering activities Support application and integration teams using the Kafka platform Analyse logs, platform behaviour and system dependencies during incidents Contribute to platform optimisation, automation and continuous service improvement Support the Managed File Transfer service used for secure data exchange with external partners Work within a DevOps-oriented Data Integration Platform team Participate in operational processes including incident, problem and change management Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration and operations Experience operating Kafka platforms in enterprise production environments Strong troubleshooting and incident-resolution skills Experience with monitoring, platform maintenance and performance optimisation Strong understanding of distributed systems and integration platforms Good Linux / Unix administration skills Experience with DevOps practices and operational automation Experience supporting business-critical production platforms