Senior Systems Engineer – Kafka Platform Specialist
Job in
Sandton, 2172, South Africa
Listed on 2026-09-02
Listing for:
Positron SE
Contract
position Listed on 2026-09-02
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
SRE/Site Reliability, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer with deep Kafka platform expertise to own the reliability, security, and automation of our event-streaming environment.
Key Responsibilities- Operate and support production Kafka platforms, including monitoring, incident response, debugging, and performance tuning.
- Plan and execute upgrades, patching, and platform lifecycle activities.
- Design scalable, resilient, and secure Kafka architecture.
- Automate infrastructure and operational workflows using Dev Ops and IaC practices.
- Partner with application teams to onboard workloads and improve platform standards.
- 6+ years of experience in Systems/Platform Engineering.
- 4+ years of hands‑on Kafka administration, preferably Confluent Platform and/or Confluent Cloud
. - Strong Dev Ops and automation skills, including Python/Bash, CI/CD, Terraform/Ansible
. - Solid Linux skills and troubleshooting experience.
- Cloud experience, preferably Azure
. - Strong knowledge of Kafka security, including TLS/SSL, SASL, and ACLs
. - Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus/Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Azure Monitor
.
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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