FCamara Consulting & Training

Kafka Consultant (Mid/Senior)

FCamara Consulting & Training

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Porto • Portugal

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

ApacheCloudGrafanaKafkaKubernetesMySQLOraclePostgresPrometheusSQL

About the role

  • Kafka consultant on a client engagement
  • Work within a consulting and services team
  • Manage challenging projects with real impact

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of experience in similar roles
  • Hands-on experience administering Apache Kafka in production, including installation, upgrades, cluster scaling and troubleshooting
  • Familiarity with different Kafka distributions/flavors (Apache, Confluent Platform/Cloud, operators such as Strimzi and CFK) and their respective trade-offs (lock‑in, cost, enterprise features, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of partitions, replication, consumer groups, offsets, etc.
  • Experience with Kafka on Kubernetes using Operators (e.g., Strimzi or Confluent for Kubernetes), including management via CRDs and automation of deployment/upgrade processes
  • Knowledge of observability and operational tools for Kafka (Prometheus/Grafana, Control Center, Kafka UI, etc.)
  • Experience configuring and operating Debezium as part of a CDC stack (typically via Kafka Connect), including connector creation, tuning and monitoring
  • Familiarity with common Debezium connectors (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server)
  • Ability to understand technical requirements and solutions
  • Good communication skills
  • Critical thinking and focus on continuous improvement
  • Strong delivery orientation with the ability to meet deadlines and objectives
Benefits
  • Flexible contracting/employment model
  • Training initiatives and social activities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
Apache KafkaKafka administrationCluster scalingTroubleshootingKafka on KubernetesDebeziumKafka ConnectConnector creationMonitoringAutomation
Soft skills
Communication skillsCritical thinkingContinuous improvementDelivery orientationAbility to meet deadlines