As a Junior DevOps Engineer, you’ll be entrusted with managing, optimizing, and evolving Kafka-based infrastructure that supports real-time data processing across the organization. This is your chance to take ownership of a core technology and grow your skills alongside experienced professionals.
Key Responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and manage Kafka clusters in production environments
- Optimize Kafka performance (topics, partitions, replication, throughput)
- Automate infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible, and scripting tools
- Monitor and troubleshoot system performance using tools like Dynatrace, ELK, Splunk
- Ensure robust security and compliance (SSL/TLS, RBAC, Kerberos)
- Integrate Kafka into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, ArgoCD)
- Collaborate with developers and DevOps teams on event-driven architecture
- Provide technical support, document procedures, and contribute to internal knowledge base
- Participate in shift-based support, including occasional 24/7 on-call availability
Your Profile
- 2+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Kafka administration
- Solid hands-on knowledge of Apache Kafka and distributed systems
- Comfortable with Python, Bash, and tools like Terraform & Ansible
- Familiar with Kafka Connect, Zookeeper, KSQL, and Schema Registry
- Experience with Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Understanding of networking, security, access control
- Strong analytical and communication skills
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Fluent in English (written & spoken); any other EU language is a plus
What We Offer
- A technically challenging mission in a high-impact environment
- Long-term career development in a supportive, multicultural team
- Work with cutting-edge technologies in the real-time data streaming domain
- A chance to grow into a Kafka SME with mentoring and ownership
- Competitive daily/hourly rates or permanent contract options
Are you ready to take ownership of Kafka infrastructure and help shape scalable data-streaming solutions in one of Europe’s most dynamic environments?
Apply today and join ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS!
Opportunities are numerous. From bare applications development to of IT infrastructures management including conception, architecture and requirements analysis.
Although open to technologies used by our customers, ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS seeks mainly but not only consultants mastering: Windows and Linux Servers, networks, developments (JAVA, SAP, .NET,…) as well as highly specialized experts for example in cybersecurity or in Content Management System (CMS) (SharePoint, Drupal, WebLogic…).
In terms of non-technical competencies, ABAKUS IT-SOLUTIONS hires dynamic persons, open to the world, interested by innovation and having a keen sense of client relationship.
A very good command of English is essential, the capacity to speak French, German or Dutch is an asset.
Even though most of our positions require at least 3 years of experience, some are open to new starters.
