Platform Engineer- API and Streaming Platforms
- Switzerland
- Negotiable
- Contract
- Discipline: Cloud and Infrastructure
- Ref: 47451
Contract: initially 12 months long, with the possibility of long-term growth and career development.
Fluency in the English language is a mandatory requirement.
Your tasks:
•Oversee the integration of applications within our evolving environment.
•Invest in and enhance existing platforms that facilitate application integration, particularly the API Gateway and streaming platform.
•Manage and advance the API Gateway to ensure it remains state-of-the-art.
•Develop and improve the streaming platform to maintain cutting-edge capabilities.
•Collaborate with your team to implement and support these integration platforms effectively.
Your profile:
•Expertise in Kafka components such as topics, brokers, producers, and consumers.
•Proficient in Kafka APIs, including Producer and Consumer API, Kafka Streams API, and Kafka Connect API.
•Familiarity with API Gateway technologies (e.g., Kong, Apigee) for API management and security.
•Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Go, or Python for Kafka application development.
•Experience with scripting languages like Bash, PHP, PowerShell, or Perl for automation tasks.
•Understanding of DevOps practices, including the setup and management of CI/CD pipelines for automating testing and deployment.
•Comprehensive knowledge of distributed systems concepts, including replication, partitioning, and fault tolerance.
•Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Kafka Manager) and logging frameworks to ensure system performance and reliability.
•Strong skills in scripting and automation for managing infrastructure and deployments.
•Practical experience with Linux and Kubernetes for container management.
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