Senior Integration & Streaming Engineer

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Pretoria, City of Tshwane, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Agency • Information Technology • Professional Services
The Role
Design, build, and support enterprise-grade real-time integration platforms. Architect scalable event-driven solutions using Kafka, Python, Java, REST APIs and webhooks. Develop streaming pipelines, ETL/ELT, schema and data quality frameworks, tune relational databases, implement CI/CD and automation, and operate production Kafka/Confluent environments within Agile teams.
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We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Integration & Streaming Engineer to design, build, and support enterprise-grade, real-time integration platforms that enable secure and reliable data movement across multiple systems.

The successful candidate will architect and develop scalable event-driven solutions using Apache Kafka, Python, Java, APIs, and cloud-native technologies. Working within an Agile environment, you will play a key role in delivering resilient, high-throughput streaming platforms that integrate enterprise applications and operational systems.

This position is ideal for an experienced engineer passionate about distributed systems, event streaming, system integration, automation, and modern cloud architecture.



Requirements
  • Extensive experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures.
  • Strong Python development experience.
  • Solid Java development skills.
  • Experience designing enterprise API integrations.
  • REST API development.
  • Webhook integration.
  • Enterprise integration patterns.
  • Event streaming architecture.
  • Kafka Connect.
  • Confluent Platform.
  • SQL and relational databases.
  • Database performance tuning.
  • Data modelling.
  • ETL and ELT development.
  • Streaming pipeline development.
  • Schema Registry.
  • Avro.
  • Protobuf.
  • Metadata management.
  • Data quality frameworks.
  • CI/CD.
  • Git.
  • Agile methodologies.
  • DevOps principles.

  • Minimum 6–10 years' experience in Integration Engineering, Streaming Engineering, Data Engineering, or Backend Engineering.
  • Proven experience designing and supporting production Kafka environments.
  • Strong experience developing enterprise integrations using APIs and messaging platforms.
  • Experience building large-scale event-driven systems.
  • Experience developing distributed applications.
  • Experience working in Agile software delivery teams.
  • Experience deploying cloud-native integration platforms.

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • Relevant cloud certifications are advantageous.
  • Kafka certifications are advantageous.
  • Agile or Scrum certifications are advantageous.


Benefits
  • Work on cutting-edge cloud and streaming technologies.
  • Build highly scalable enterprise integration platforms.
  • Collaborate with global engineering teams.
  • Exposure to large-scale distributed systems.
  • Modern Agile development environment.
  • Flexible hybrid working model.
  • Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.


Skills Required

  • Extensive experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures
  • Strong Python development experience
  • Solid Java development skills
  • Experience designing enterprise API integrations
  • REST API development
  • Webhook integration
  • Enterprise integration patterns
  • Event streaming architecture
  • Kafka Connect
  • Confluent Platform
  • SQL and relational databases
  • Database performance tuning
  • Data modelling
  • ETL and ELT development
  • Streaming pipeline development
  • Schema Registry
  • Avro
  • Protobuf
  • Metadata management
  • Data quality frameworks
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • Agile methodologies
  • DevOps principles
  • Minimum 6-10 years' experience in Integration/Streaming/Data/Backend Engineering
  • Proven experience designing and supporting production Kafka environments
  • Experience building large-scale event-driven systems
  • Experience developing distributed applications
  • Experience deploying cloud-native integration platforms
  • Experience working in Agile software delivery teams
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or related field
  • Relevant cloud certifications
  • Kafka certifications
  • Agile or Scrum certifications
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The Company
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Sabenza IT is a niche recruitment company specializing in Information Technology, SAP, Finance, and Engineering roles, with over 23 years of experience.

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