Excelia is a multinational Consulting, Technology, and Professional Services firm with more than 25 years of experience. We provide services in over 50 countries across Europe, Latin America, and the United States, operating from our 9 own offices worldwide.
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Kafka Platform Lead to take ownership of our event streaming platform operations. You will be responsible for ensuring platform governance, scalability, performance, and security, while providing technical leadership across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
* Own and manage the event streaming platform operations
* Define and enforce platform governance policies
* Lead architecture design, scaling, and resilience efforts
* Oversee technical operations including performance tuning and security
* Make operational and strategic decisions for the platform
* Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams on platform optimization
Required Skills & Qualifications:
* Deep expertise with Kafka and/or Confluent platforms
* Experience designing, scaling, and operating event-streaming platforms
* Strong understanding of cluster architecture, resilience, and performance tuning
* Knowledge of platform security best practices
* Ability to lead platform governance and make operational decisions
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience leading platform or engineering teams
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
If you are passionate about event streaming technologies and want to lead a critical platform in a global organization, we would love to hear from you.