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Job Description

Bright Vision Technologies seeks a Streaming Data Engineer (100% remote in the U.S.) to architect, deploy, and run large-scale Kafka and Confluent environments for mission-critical, event-driven workloads.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and operate large-scale Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform for mission-critical event-driven workloads
  • Own the Kafka platform end-to-end, including cluster sizing, configuration, security, automation, observability, and developer enablement
  • Partner with application teams to deliver a streaming platform that is reliable, performant, and developer-friendly
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners across product, design, engineering, operations, and business to turn ambiguous requirements into well-engineered solutions
  • Improve engineering effectiveness through code reviews, design reviews, and mentorship of more junior engineers

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • 5+ years of experience operating Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform in production
  • Deep, hands-on understanding of Kafka internals including partitions, replication, ISRs, and consumer groups
  • Strong Kafka security experience using SASL, mTLS, ACLs, and RBAC
  • Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and either Kafka Streams or ksqlDB
  • Experience implementing HA/DR strategies for Kafka
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code such as Terraform and Ansible
  • Working knowledge of observability tooling for Kafka
  • Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Confluent Certified Administrator or Developer credentials
  • Experience operating Kafka on Kubernetes (Strimzi, Confluent Operator)
  • Exposure to managed Kafka services such as AWS MSK or Azure Event Hubs Kafka API
  • Familiarity with stream processing frameworks including Flink or Spark Streaming
  • Experience with data governance and lineage for streaming data

Technologies

  • Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform
  • Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, Kafka Streams, ksqlDB
  • SASL, mTLS, ACLs, RBAC
  • Python, Bash, Go
  • Terraform, Ansible
  • Kafka

Compensation

  • USD 78,000 - 105,000 per year

Visa Sponsorship

  • U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply
  • Unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position

How to Apply

For immediate consideration, send your resume to [email protected].

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