Become a member of Hapag-Lloyd IT Team “Central Messaging Platform” located in Gdańsk. The team's focus will be on providing a central event/message HUB based on a Kafka solution. This solution will become the internal messaging backbone of the Hapag-Lloyd Freight Information System (FIS).
You will work together with colleagues in the IT in Hamburg, Gdańsk and Chennai. The FIS development Teams in Hamburg and Gdańsk are currently considerably ramping up based on our mission to migrate the FIS application from the monolith onto a modern, distributed cloud platform.
The "Freight Information System" is today and in the future the core application to manage the business of Hapag-Lloyd worldwide.
ResponsibilitiesThe Central Messaging Platform team is responsible for building and operating a central event/messaging platform based on Apache Kafka. This will include several tasks:
- Design and build a robust and scalable Central Messaging Platform based on Apache Kafka aligned with our enterprise architecture to meet the organization's evolving needs.
- Deployment and administration of a cloud-based infrastructure for the Messaging Platform.
- Implementation and integration of deployment strategies.
- Implement resilience and disaster recovery strategies and capabilities.
- Development of solutions for comprehensive monitoring of the Kafka solution.
- Operation and optimization of the Kafka based Messaging Platform and the underlying cloud infrastructure.
- Development and management of comprehensive, supporting functionalities for a Kafka based solution (e.g. Schema Registry, Observability and self-service tools, etc).
- Handling possible incidents and problems at an expert level to guarantee stable operation.
- Consultation and collaboration with FIS product teams on best-practice in use and seamless integration of the Platform.
Do you find the tasks exciting, but maybe not all of them in the same way? Get in touch with us to shape your role in the new team.
QualificationsWhat You'll Need to Succeed
- Experience in building and managing a suitable cloud environments (AWS preferably) incl. experience with IaC tools (Terraform is a must) for managing complex cloud infrastructure.
- Knowledge and experience in implementing and operating Apache Kafka solution. Background in implementing and maintaining Kafka solutions on a scalable cloud infrastructure, including automation and orchestration is a plus.
- Knowledge and experience in using relevant strategies and components from Apache Kafka ecosystem such as Brokers, Zookeeper/KRaft, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, etc are a plus.
- Experience in scripting languages for automating infrastructure deployments and maintenance.
- Experience in a Java/Python software development.
- Familiarity with authentication (SASL, OAuth), authorization, and encryption techniques.
- Experience in implementing monitoring and observability solutions e.g., OpenTelemetry, Grafana Stack, DataDog is a plus.
- Experience in using Git for version control.
- Knowledge of CI/CD practices using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Open mindset for constant learning new technologies as well as exploring new responsibilities.
Willingness to participate in on-call duty on a temporary basis (as a backup for the support team).
Nobody is perfect and we don't expect you to meet all our requirements. Let's talk about where you see your strengths and how you can bring them into our team.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field or otherwise proven experience in software engineering.
- We are an international company, so you should feel comfortable with communicating in English.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Our global network spans 140 countries, 400 offices, and a growing portfolio of terminal and infrastructure investments. This scale enables us to deliver consistent, high‑quality service across continents and to support our customers in even the most complex supply chains.
When you join us, you become part of more than 18,000 colleagues working across borders, functions, and cultures, to not only to deliver quality for our customers, but to create innovation and opportunities across roles, regions, and perspectives.
We believe that every exploration is a chance to grow, and every port is a place to belong.
- Private medical care (Medicover)
- Gym card (Multisport)
- Attractive annual bonus up to 22,5% (depending on company performance results)
- Group life insurance and employee capital plan (PPK)
- Cafeteria benefit system (cinema tickets, vouchers etc.)
- Focus on healthy lifestyle (fruit days, bike competitions, football training)
- Charity and volunteer initiatives
- Modern and well-connected office (Alchemia complex in Gdańsk Oliwa)
- Relocation support (financial support, covering immigration process and polish-language lessons for non-Polish citizens)
- Internal learning management system
- Development budget (sharing the costs of certifications and conferences/ IT events)
- Flexible working hours and home office possibility (hybrid work model)
Skills Required
- Experience building and managing cloud environments (AWS preferred) and complex cloud infrastructure
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (must)
- Experience with scripting languages for automating infrastructure deployments and maintenance
- Experience in Java or Python software development
- Familiarity with authentication, authorization, and encryption techniques (SASL, OAuth)
- Experience using Git for version control
- Knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline
- Knowledge and experience implementing and operating Apache Kafka solutions
- Experience with Kafka ecosystem components (Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Zookeeper/KRaft)
- Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Grafana, DataDog)
- Willingness to participate in on-call duty as backup for the support team
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science/software engineering or proven equivalent experience
- Comfortable communicating in English; strong communication and teamwork skills
What We Do
With a fleet of 280 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.1 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,700 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.1 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. Around 2,900 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.
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