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