Title: Platform Engineer (Apache Kafka / Hive MQ)

Location: Stockholm, Sweden (Onsite 2-3 days per week)

Type: Contract

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 12 Months + Extensions

Utilisation: 40 Hours per week

Languages: English

Job Summary / Key Skills

Platform & Cloud

• 4–6 years of experience with Apache Kafka, Strimzi, Kafka Connect API, Kraft.

• 4–6 years of experience working with Java and Spring Boot Framework

• Experience with PostgreSQL

• Strong experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

• Linux experience (including WSL)

• GitHub Actions and ArgoCD

• Knowledge of Splunk, Fluent Bit and Helm

DevOps & Automation

• CI/CD using GitHub Actions and/or Jenkins

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent)

Observability

• Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus

• Fluent Bit or OpenTelemetry

Streaming & Messaging

• Apache Kafka at platform level (clusters, performance, security)

• HiveMQ broker

On rates

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