Lead Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Developer – Kafka

Wells Fargo

. Lead large-scale initiatives to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle operations for Confluent Kafka clusters and streaming platform components .

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeIrving • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKafkaKubernetesSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead large-scale initiatives to automate provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle operations for Confluent Kafka clusters and streaming platform components
Architect and develop reusable IaC components (Terraform, Ansible) for Kafka broker deployment, scaling, topic provisioning, partition/replication configuration, RBAC/ACL policies, and failover strategies
Develop robust APIs using Java Spring Boot to expose Kafka provisioning, configuration, quota management, and governance workflows
Design and implement GitOps-driven workflows to automate Kafka cluster and topic changes—including partition scaling, retention policies, cluster configurations, and Confluent add‑ons (Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, ksqlDB)
Build and maintain self-service platform capabilities enabling developers to request Kafka topics, schemas, service accounts, ACLs, and other resources through intuitive APIs or service catalogs
Define and enforce Kafka platform standards, including naming conventions, topic retention requirements, HA/DR patterns, multi‑AZ/multi‑region guidelines, and enterprise security controls
Collaborate across engineering, security, and product teams to align Kafka automation efforts with strategic organizational goals
Participate in architecture and code reviews while mentoring engineers on Kafka platform operations, IaC patterns, and automation best practices
Continuously improve platform reliability, performance, scalability, and operational efficiency through automation and infrastructure modernization

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
5+ years of full‑stack software development experience using Java.
3+ years of experience deploying and operating Confluent Kafka (cloud, hybrid, or on‑prem)
3+ years of experience with data modeling, event schema design, and SQL‑based data processing
3+ years of experience with IaC tools such as Terraform and Ansible
3+ years of experience implementing GitOps or similar automation practices
2+ years of experience with Kubernetes/OCP, containerization, and hybrid cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
2+ years of experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating automation into platform services

Benefits

Comp & perks

Telecommuting is not an option for this position
This position offers a hybrid work schedule
Relocation assistance is not available for this position
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpring BootTerraformAnsibleConfluent KafkaGitOpsKubernetesRESTful APIsdata modelingSQL

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsstrategic alignmentautomation best practicesreliability improvementperformance optimization