Role Title: Confluent Kafka SME Duration: contract to run until 30/06/2026 Location: Manchester or Glasgow, Hybrid 3 days per week onsite Rate: up to £552 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose/summary We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Confluent and Apache Kafka with proven experience in the banking sector. The … ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize event-driven architectures, ensuring high availability and scalability for critical financial systems. Key Skills/requirements Architect and manage Kafka clusters and Confluent platform components. Develop and maintain streaming solutions for real-time data processing. Ensure compliance with banking security and regulatory standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Kafka into enterprise … systems. Provide performance tuning, troubleshooting, and best practices guidance. Required Skills & Experience: Strong expertise in Apache Kafka and Confluent ecosystem (Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL, etc.). Hands-on experience with Kafka security, monitoring, and disaster recovery. Prior experience in banking or financial services environments. Proficiency in Java, Python, or similar for Kafka client development. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure More ❯
Job Title: Confluent Kafka SME Location: Manchester or Glasgow - 3 days per week onsite Salary/Rate: Up to £535 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 01/12/2025 Job Type: 6-month Contract Company Introduction: We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Confluent and Apache Kafka with proven experience in the banking sector. The ideal … candidate will design, implement, and optimise event-driven architectures, ensuring high availability and scalability for critical financial systems. Job Responsibilities/Objectives: Architect and manage Kafka clusters and Confluent platform components. Develop and maintain streaming solutions for Real Time data processing. Ensure compliance with banking security and regulatory standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Kafka into enterprise systems. … Provide performance tuning, troubleshooting, and best practices guidance. Required Skills/Experience: Strong expertise in Apache Kafka and Confluent ecosystem (Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL, etc.). Hands-on experience with Kafka security, monitoring, and disaster recovery. Prior experience in banking or financial services environments. Proficiency in Java, Python, or similar for Kafka client development. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure More ❯
local and production environments. Cloud platforms: Experience with Azure and distributed systems. Preferred Skills Kubernetes & Helm: Deploying and managing containerized applications at scale with reliability and fault tolerance. Kafka (Confluent): Familiarity with event-driven architectures; experience with Flink or KSQL is a plus. Airflow: Experience configuring, maintaining, and optimizing DAGs. Energy or commodity trading: Understanding the data challenges and workflows More ❯
local and production environments. Cloud platforms: Experience with Azure and distributed systems. Preferred Skills Kubernetes & Helm: Deploying and managing containerized applications at scale with reliability and fault tolerance. Kafka (Confluent): Familiarity with event-driven architectures; experience with Flink or KSQL is a plus. Airflow: Experience configuring, maintaining, and optimizing DAGs. Energy or commodity trading: Understanding the data challenges and workflows More ❯
london (city of london), south east england, united kingdom
Wells Fargo
and partners are in various time zones and locations Ability to take initiative, identify opportunities and implement change Expertise in Java Message Service (JMS) Strong background in Kafka and Confluent Platform Proficient in MongoDB for scalable data solutions Skilled in secure DevOps practices and cloud deployment automation Advanced capabilities in test automation frameworks and tools Posting End Date: 17 Nov More ❯
Role – Technology Lead Technology – Kafka, Confluent cloud and Data Integration Location – London, UK Job Description We are looking for an experienced Kafka and Confluent Cloud Specialist to join our team onsite as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and primary technical lead for all data onboarding activities across on-premises and cloud environments. This role demands strong expertise in event streaming … implementation, and optimization of enterprise-grade data integration solutions, with a strong focus on real-time streaming and cloud-native platforms. You will lead initiatives involving Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud, enabling scalable, event-driven architectures that support high-throughput, low-latency data movement across systems. You will anchor engagements from requirement gathering and solution architecture to development and deployment … key in enabling organizations to unlock the value of real-time data, improve operational efficiency, and accelerate digital transformation. Responsibilities Act as the primary technical owner for Kafka and Confluent Cloud implementations. Design, configure, and maintain Kafka clusters, topics, and streaming pipelines. Ensure secure, reliable, and scalable data onboarding from various sources to both on-prem and cloud environments. Develop More ❯
Role – Technology Lead Technology – Kafka, Confluent cloud and Data Integration Location – London, UK Job Description We are looking for an experienced Kafka and Confluent Cloud Specialist to join our team onsite as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and primary technical lead for all data onboarding activities across on-premises and cloud environments. This role demands strong expertise in event streaming … implementation, and optimization of enterprise-grade data integration solutions, with a strong focus on real-time streaming and cloud-native platforms. You will lead initiatives involving Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud, enabling scalable, event-driven architectures that support high-throughput, low-latency data movement across systems. You will anchor engagements from requirement gathering and solution architecture to development and deployment … key in enabling organizations to unlock the value of real-time data, improve operational efficiency, and accelerate digital transformation. Responsibilities Act as the primary technical owner for Kafka and Confluent Cloud implementations. Design, configure, and maintain Kafka clusters, topics, and streaming pipelines. Ensure secure, reliable, and scalable data onboarding from various sources to both on-prem and cloud environments. Develop More ❯
