Senior Infrastructure Kafka Engineer

Job description

The Opportunity: We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure - Kafka Engineer to join a high-performing data engineering team supporting large-scale, event-driven data platforms. This role is ideal for a seasoned engineer with deep experience in Apache Kafka / Confluent Kafka , messaging platforms , SQL/NoSQL databases , and cloud infrastructure , who can lead engineering, operations, and automation efforts across complex enterprise environments. This is a 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity supporting a hybrid work model in Phoenix, AZ . The ideal candidate is a hands-on infrastructure engineer with strong experience designing resilient Kafka environments, building real-time data pipelines, and supporting production systems in fast-paced enterprise settings. - Role: Senior Infrastructure - Kafka Engineer - Experience: 7+ Years - Work Location: Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid - 4 days onsite / 1 day remote) - Project Duration: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire Responsibilities: Platform & Infrastructure Engineering: - Administer, configure, and troubleshoot Kafka clusters across on-prem and cloud environments, including broker and cluster configuration, partitioning, and performance tuning. - Design and im...