Job Title Senior DevOps / SRE Engineer – Confluent Kafka Platform
Experience Required 6–9 Years
We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with strong expertise in Linux administration, DevOps practices, SRE principles, and Confluent Kafka Platform management. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in platform reliability, incident management, vulnerability remediation, automation, and stakeholder communication.
The candidate should be capable of managing production-critical environments, leading technical teams, and ensuring platform stability through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Manage and support Linux-based production environments with strong troubleshooting capabilities
Administer and maintain DevOps pipelines, CI/CD processes, and infrastructure reliability
Implement and follow SRE best practices including reliability engineering, error budget concepts, operational excellence, and service availability improvements
Perform regular patching, vulnerability remediation, and security compliance activities across environments
Manage and support Confluent Kafka Platform, including Kafka clusters, brokers, topics, partitions, replication, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
Handle production incidents, major incident management, and provide timely updates to stakeholders during incident resolution
Lead incident troubleshooting bridges and coordinate with cross-functional teams for faster resolution
Prepare and present Incident Postmortem (RCA) documentation with preventive and corrective actions
Manage Change Management activities including pre-CAB reviews, CAB calls, implementation planning, and post-change validations
Required Skills
Strong Linux Administration experience
Strong DevOps and Infrastructure Operations background
Solid understanding of SRE principles and production reliability practices
Hands-on expertise with Confluent Kafka Platform
Strong knowledge of Incident Management and Major Incident handling
Experience in Vulnerability Management, Patching, and Security Fixes
Soft Skills
Strong communication and presentation skills
Excellent troubleshooting and analytical mindset
Ability to work under pressure during major incidents
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