Job Description

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Job Information

Date Opened

05/29/2025

Industry

Information Technology

Job Type

Full time

Work Experience

5+ years

City

Hyderabad

State/Province

Telangana

Country

India

Zip/Postal Code

500039

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KMC is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled

Platform Engineer

to join our team in developing and managing an

event-driven platform

built on

Confluent Cloud

. This role involves working closely with internal teams and client applications to build scalable, reliable, and secure data streaming solutions using

Kafka

.



Design, develop, and manage scalable event-driven architecture on

Confluent Cloud

or

Apache Kafka

. Evaluate and enable

new Confluent features

, tools, and enhancements in alignment with business use cases. Automate platform operations and DevOps workflows to reduce manual interventions. Onboard new producer and consumer applications onto the Kafka platform by collaborating with client development teams. Troubleshoot platform and integration issues in both

lower environments

and

production

, ensuring minimal downtime. Define and implement best practices, governance, monitoring, and operational procedures for the Kafka-based platform. Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure secure and compliant Kafka deployments. Continuously

explore emerging technologies

, stay updated on

Kafka ecosystem

enhancements, and provide insights for platform evolution
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Requirements

3-7 years of experience in platform engineering or infrastructure development roles. Hands-on experience with

Apache Kafka (Open Source)

or

Confluent Kafka

(Cloud or On-Premises). Proficient in

programming/scripting

(Java, Python, Shell, or similar) to build automation tools and CI/CD integrations. Solid understanding of Kafka architecture including brokers, topics, partitions, producers, consumers, schema registry, and Kafka Connect. Experience in

client onboarding

, access provisioning, schema management, and topic lifecycle management. Troubleshooting experience in

multi-environment (DEV, STAGE, PROD)

setups. Knowledge of observability tools (Confluent Control Center, Datadog, Grafana, etc.) and logs analysis. Familiarity with

Terraform, Git, Jenkins

, or similar DevOps tools is a plus.

Required Skills and Experience:

3-7 years of experience in platform engineering or infrastructure development roles. Hands-on experience with

Apache Kafka (Open Source)

or

Confluent Kafka

(Cloud or On-Premises). Proficient in

programming/scripting

(Java, Python, Shell, or similar) to build automation tools and CI/CD integrations. Solid understanding of Kafka architecture including brokers, topics, partitions, producers, consumers, schema registry, and Kafka Connect. Experience in

client onboarding

, access provisioning, schema management, and topic lifecycle management. Troubleshooting experience in

multi-environment (DEV, STAGE, PROD)

setups. Knowledge of observability tools (Confluent Control Center, Datadog, Grafana, etc.) and logs analysis. Familiarity with

Terraform, Git, Jenkins

, or similar DevOps tools is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

Confluent Certification (e.g.,

Confluent Certified Developer/Admin

). Exposure to

Kubernetes

,

AWS/GCP

, or other cloud-native platforms. Experience working in agile teams and cross-functional collaboration.
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Benefits

Insurance - Family


Term Insurance

PF


Paid Time Off - 20 days

Holidays - 10 days

Flexi timing

Competitive Salary

Diverse & Inclusive workspace