Senior Apache Kafka Engineer

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Do you want to grow your career and be part of a team solving critical challenges that have an impact? Or work in an agile environment with short product release cycles and immediate value generation? Do you like working in an international, multicultural end employee-friendly environment downtown Bratislava.

We are looking for a

Senior Apache Kafka Engineer

to strengthen our real-time event streaming capabilities and know-how and launch on an exciting journey together.

Data streaming will be established as a dedicated agile product team in RPC, responsible for innovations and operations of the RPC platforms for event streaming. These platforms are essential data ecosystem component in the data driven vision of our organization and RBI Group. ​

What you can expect:
• Setup and operations of Kafka Cluster managed on-premise and/or in cloud-based environments (AWS, Confluent Cloud)
• Definition of topics and use-cases using Kafka Streams & kSQL
• Implementation of custom Kafka consumers
• Configuration of topics, producers, consumers
• Implement stream processing
• Maintaining Kafka security and encryption
• Assure automated deployment of new Kafka versions / changes
• Define / participate on overall solution monitoring
• Cooperation with customers (including RBI group) in Kafka integration into their e2e services
• Define and drive the implementation of methodologies and new processes in accordance with the “big picture” of the RPC data model and Group architecture principles
• Support prioritization of product backlog
• Shape the future setup of a dedicated product team
• Participate and contribute in the international community of practice

Wage (gross)

2 800 EUR/monthminimum 2800 € + fix allowances twice a year + bonus (based on legal we put a min. salary, but please, don´t hesitate to share your expectations, we are open to negotiate :) final salary depends on candidates level of experiences and skills)

Employee perks, benefits

We are leading many exciting projects, which we deliver to our clients within Raiffeisen Bank International Group - develop your career and upgrade your potential within the company.

What we offer you:
- interesting work in international environment
- possibility to grow
- place for your ideas
- friendly atmosphere
- attractive benefit package, such as Supplementary pension plan contribution, Multisport card, Cafeteria, home office, vacation plus and even more :)

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Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Educational Specialization

IT

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Other knowledge

SQL - Advanced
Java - Advanced
DevOps - Advanced
Apache Kafka - Advanced
Amazon Web Services (AWS) - Advanced

Experience in the position/sector

3

Number of years of experience

3

Personality requirements and skills

What you bring to the table:
• Team player, intercultural skills, service orientation, high level of commitment and motivation
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Fluent knowledge of English
• Result-oriented and structured way of working
• Strong analytical skills, able to analyze and design complex data flows and business processes
• Strong Understanding of Kafka messaging and workflow and the consumption of Kafka topics

Qualification to cover the above-mentioned responsibilities:
• 3+ years of experience in the Kafka operated environments (topic management, Kafka streams, kSQL)
• experience in builds and deployment
• experience with Ansible
• knowledge in CI/CD DevOps best practices and tools, knowledge on DevOps tools like Git, Jenkins and Docker
• Experience working in an agile environment (especially Scrum) is an advantage

Other experiences are very welcomed as a strong advantage:
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL database systems, knowledge on NoSQL databases like Cassandra, HBase and MongoDB
• development experience with Java, REST APIs, microservices, message bus technologies
• Kafka Configuration Authorization and Authentication Patterns (Zuul) Unit testing (JUnit) and Logging (Lombok)
• Experience in Spring Framework/SpringCloud Kafka topics
• Experience in Microservice development
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker

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Brief description of the company

Established in 2000 as a division of Tatra banka, RPC is a shared service centre of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).

In 2008, we evolved into a separate company, solidifying our position as a strategic hub for centralizing the group's card payment operations with specialization in card issuing, acquiring, fraud risk monitoring, and digital payments.

We bring fresh, innovative payment technologies across the European region, which guarantees our employees to be part of many exciting projects in multiple CEE countries.
Besides Tatra banka in Slovakia and UBB in Bulgaria, we are proud to have among our clients Raiffeisen banks from Austria, Albania, Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, and Kosovo, which makes us one of the largest processing companies in the region.

Come be a part of RPC as we shape the future of payment technology! If you're passionate about innovation and want to join a collaborative and international team, we'd love to have you with us.

Number of employees

200-249 employees

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Opluštil
E-mail: send CV
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ID: 4116301  Dátum zverejnenia: 3.11.2021  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 2 800 EUR/month