LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

Are you passionate about DevOps and eager to take ownership of critical streaming infrastructure? We are seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer to manage and optimize our Apache Kafka environment, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance across our IT ecosystem.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• 2+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Kafka administration.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (setup, tuning, troubleshooting).
• Proficiency in Python or Bash scripting and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Kubernetes-based Kafka deployments.
• Familiarity with Kafka Connect, KSQL, Schema Registry, Zookeeper.
• Knowledge of logging and monitoring tools (Dynatrace, ELK, Splunk).
• Understanding of networking, security, and access control for Kafka clusters.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, ArgoCD).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; ITIL certification is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and in multicultural teams.

REQUIREMENTS:

• EU citizenship.
• Fluency in English; additional European languages are a plus.

• Administer and operate Kafka clusters, ensuring high-availability production readiness.
• Tune Kafka configurations, partitions, replication, and producers/consumers for optimal performance.
• Automate infrastructure deployment using Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools (Infrastructure as Code).
• Implement monitoring solutions and troubleshoot performance, latency, and failure issues.
• Ensure secure data transmission, access control, and compliance with security best practices.
• Integrate Kafka with CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and automation processes.
• Plan for capacity, scalability, and failover strategies.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to support Kafka-based applications.
• Provide technical support, update documentation, and contribute to the knowledge base.