Platform Engineer Integration Competence Centre (ICC)

Platform Engineer – Kafka & Integration Platform

Telge Consulting is looking for two experienced Platform Engineers specializing in integration and messaging platforms for assignments within a large enterprise environment.

You will work with business-critical integration platforms used by multiple development teams. The role combines platform engineering, DevOps, automation and operational responsibility, with a strong focus on Apache Kafka, Kubernetes and HiveMQ.

About the role

As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for building, operating and continuously improving scalable and secure integration platforms. You will work according to a "you build it – you run it" approach and take end-to-end responsibility for platform stability, automation, security and performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, deploy and maintain Apache Kafka environments on Kubernetes using Strimzi or similar technologies
• Operate and administer Kafka clusters and enterprise HiveMQ MQTT brokers
• Manage Kafka Connect, topics, partitions, schemas, retention and cluster resources
• Plan and perform platform upgrades, patching and lifecycle management
• Design solutions for high availability, disaster recovery and cross-region replication
• Implement Kafka security including ACLs, SASL, OAuth/OIDC, mTLS and RBAC
• Develop and maintain Kafka Connectors for integration between legacy and cloud-based systems
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
• Work with Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment using technologies such as Terraform and Helm
• Monitor platform health and performance using Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk and related observability tools
• Perform root cause analysis and troubleshoot complex production issues
• Provide Tier 3 support for issues related to Kafka, messaging, networking and platform performance
• Support Java/Spring Boot development teams with Kafka Producer/Consumer configuration and integration patterns
• Develop self-service solutions and automation for development teams
• Work closely with security, architecture and development teams

Required qualifications

We are looking for candidates with:

• 4–6 years of professional experience working with Apache Kafka
• Experience with Kafka platform administration, Kafka Connect and KRaft
• Experience with Strimzi or similar Kafka operators on Kubernetes
• 4–6 years of experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, preferably Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Experience with CI/CD using GitHub Actions and/or Jenkins
• Experience with ArgoCD
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform
• Experience with Helm
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience with observability technologies such as Grafana, Prometheus and Splunk
• Experience with Fluent Bit and/or OpenTelemetry
• Professional working proficiency in English

Experience with HiveMQ or other enterprise MQTT platforms is highly desirable.

Additional qualifications

It is advantageous if you have experience with:

• API Management platforms
• Microsoft Azure, AWS or Google Cloud
• KEDA
• Envoy Gateway or similar proxy/ingress technologies
• Cloud cost optimization
• Integration platforms in large enterprise environments

Personal qualities

You are a structured and solution-oriented engineer who is comfortable taking operational responsibility for business-critical platforms. You enjoy solving complex technical problems and collaborating with developers, architects, security specialists and other stakeholders.

You have a humble and collaborative approach and are comfortable working in an international environment.

Employment

Employer: Telge Consulting AB

Employment type: Full-time

Positions available: 2

Language: English

Start date: By agreement

Telge Consulting AB is a Swedish consulting company providing experienced specialists within IT, technology and infrastructure. For this position, you will be employed by Telge Consulting AB and work in a large enterprise integration environment in Sweden.

Applications should include a CV describing relevant experience with Kafka, Kubernetes, Java/Spring Boot and integration platforms.