Lead Kafka Engineer

Job Description Summary

Develops and implements specialized code supporting the interfaces between an organization's business application systems and a data warehouse.

This position follows our hybrid workstyle policy:
Expected to be in a Raymond James office location a minimum of 10-12 days a month.

Please note:

This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.

• Proven experience working with Confluent Kafka and Apache Kafka.
• Strong understanding of Kafka architecture, components, and tuning.
• Experience with Confluent Schema Registry.
• Proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) on AWS.
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda.
• Proficiency in Linux Virtual Machines for supporting Kafka Connect
• Some experience in programming languages such as Java or Python.
• Some experience with Spark Streaming and Apache Flink is a desirable skill.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiar with SRE concepts which includes evaluating and implementing monitoring and observability tools like Splunk, Data Dog, Dynatrace, Cloud Watch and other job, log or dashboard concepts for customer support and application health checks.
• 10 years of relevant development or engineering experience or combination of education, training and experience.
• Financial Services Industry knowledge is a plus.

Bachelor’s:
Business Administration, Bachelor’s:
Computer and Information Science (Required), Bachelor’s:
Computer Engineering

General Experience - 6 to 10 years

Less than 25%

Hybrid

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses, or commissions. This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits; retirement savings; paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave);

and parental leave. Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client‑first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long‑term view.

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.