Senior Kafka Developer

Senior Kafka Developer || Excellent Pay with Hybrid Flexibility

Senior Kafka Developer || Hybrid (3 Days/Week In Office)

Role: Senior Kafka Developer

Location: Melbourne, VIC (3 Days/Week In Office)

Responsibilities:

Develop custom integration code using Java / Spring Boot for source system connectivity where managed connectors are not applicable

Build and maintain Kafka producers / consumers, topic integration logic, and event-driven services on Confluent Cloud / NGIP.

Develop and maintain Flink SQL / stream processing logic for transformation, enrichment, validation, routing, and de-duplication.

Implement integration with Schema Registry, topic schemas, and message validation controls.

Support HTTP/API-based integrations through Kong Gateway for NGIP to target application communication

Configure and support HTTP Sink delivery patterns, payload mapping, retries, and failure handling

Perform unit / component testing for custom code, Flink jobs, and interface logic.

Support SIT, pipeline testing, defect fixing, replay, and root-cause analysis during test execution

Support E2E testing with downstream teams and resolve integration issues across connectors, transformations, APIs, and Kafka topics

Work with GitLab CI/CD pipelines for build, deployment, regression automation, and release support

Must-have Skills:

Develop custom integration code using Java / Spring Boot for source system connectivity where managed connectors are not applicable.

Build and maintain Kafka producers / consumers, topic integration logic, and event-driven services on Confluent Cloud / NGIP.

Develop and maintain Flink SQL / stream processing logic for transformation, enrichment, validation, routing, and de-duplication.

Implement integration with Schema Registry, topic schemas, and message validation controls.

Support HTTP/API-based integrations through Kong Gateway for NGIP to target application communication.

Configure and support HTTP Sink delivery patterns, payload mapping, retries, and failure handling.

Good-to-Have Skills:

Confluent Certified Developer/Administrator

Experience with stream governance, RBAC, and tiered storage

Background in data engineering, ETL, or microservices architecture

Familiarity with traditional messaging systems and data warehouses

Experience in Agile methodologies and DevOps practices

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