Senior Kafka Specialist - Remote Contractor

Category: IT Services Location: For an International Institution in Geneva, we are urgently looking for an experienced Senior Kafka Specialist. Candidates need to be fluent in English. This positions is long-term. Work permit not required. This role is open for employees and contractors. Tasks and responsibilities: ​ - Developing Kafka consumer applications and streams to perform 2-way synchronisation (Oracle-Kafka-MongoDB); - Extracting data from Oracle to Kafka topics using Kafka Connect and Change Data Capture - Performing basic ETL to transform the topics into the correct target structure; - Loading transformed data as MongoDB documents; - Conversely, doing the synchronization and transformation from MongoDB back to Oracle; - Creating the necessary tests to ensure delivered code is working as per requirements; Profile: - Bachelor or Master degree; - +5 years in Software Development, Linux System Administration or in DevOps capacity; - +2 years building and managing solutions using Apache Kafka; - Experience in converting monolith applications into microservices architecture; - Demonstrated experience using DevOps and CI/CD techniques (Jenkins, GIT, Docker); - Able to train development and production teams; - Strong knowledge of Kafka components, Kafka security model; - Team player with a positive attitude and a solution driven mentality; - Fluency in English; Interested: Please send your resume and to Details Originally posted on Himalayas