Kafka Architect

***Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote******We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full-time role***A prestigious company is looking for a Principal Infrastructure Architect. This architect will drive the architectural vision of the companies real time data streaming computing. They will need expert level expertise with Kafka, Flink, and have a heavy Java application development background. This architect will work on streaming of both on prem and AWS cloud environments.Responsibilities:Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, create and review software application architectures specifically tailored for streaming use cases.Ensure fault tolerance, scalability, and low-latency processing in streaming applications.Drive optimization of streaming application performance by fine-tuning configurations, monitoring resource utilization, and identifying bottlenecks.Drive Implementation of best practices for efficient data serialization, compression, and network communication.Create and maintain architecture documentation, including system diagrams, data flow, and component interactions.Evaluate and recommend tools and frameworks that enhance the performance and reliability of our streaming systems.Stay informed about industry trends related to Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes.Qualifications:Bachelor's or Master's degree in an engineering discipline10+ years of experience architecting of mission critical Cloud and On-Prem real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures10+ years of experience with Java5+ years of specific Kafka and Flink experience5+ years of Kubernetes experienceExpert level knowledge of KafkaExpert level knowledge of FlinkAbility to execute spikes and provide code samples demonstrating best practices when developing solutions on Kafka and Flink.Experience with DevOps tools, e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc.