Job Description

Role - Confluent Kafka

Location - Knutsford UK

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Role Summary

We are seeking a senior Kafka engineer to architect and implement a streaming backbone that powers Realtime communication across digital channels core banking and mainframe systems This role will drive event driven architecture within a cell-based design ensuring seamless integration across cloud and on Prem environments

Key Responsibilities

Architect and manage Kafka clusters for high availability and scalability Design and implement producers consumers and connectors for complex integrations Configure and optimize Confluent components Schema Registry KSQL Control Centre Deploy Kafka on OpenShift and AWS leveraging container orchestration Build and maintain CICD pipelines for Kafka services Implement security frameworks SSL SASL ACLs and ensure compliance Drive performance tuning for low latency and high throughput Contribute to overall architecture decisions for event driven systems

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market-leading capabilities in AI, cloud, and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of EUR22.5 billion.



Ref. code
366908-en_GB
Posted on
27 Nov 2025
Experience level
Experienced Professionals
Contract type
Permanent
Location
London
Business unit
FS
Brand
Capgemini
Professional communities
Software Engineering