Sr. Middleware Engineer – Kafka (Hybrid)

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Broadridge is hiring! Are you ready to drive innovation at the core of real-time data streaming? Join our dynamic team as a Sr. Middleware Engineer, where your expertise in Kafka will unleash the potential of robust, scalable, and future-proof event-driven architectures. As a key player in our cutting-edge technology stack, you will lead the design and implementation of Kafka-based solutions using Confluent Cloud and Confluent Platform, architecting systems that seamlessly integrate with on-premises and multi-cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

We are made up of high-performing teams that meet in person to learn and collaborate as needed. This role is considered hybrid, which means you’ll be assigned to a Broadridge office and will work both on-site and remote.

Responsibilities:

Architecture & Design

• Architect, design, and implement Kafka-based solutions using Confluent Cloud and Confluent Platform, ensuring they are highly scalable, resilient, and future-proof.

• Provide technical leadership in designing event-driven architectures that integrate with on-prem systems and multiple cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Platform Management

• Oversee administration and operational management of Confluent Platform components: Kafka brokers, Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, ksqlDB, and REST Proxy.

• Develop and maintain Kafka producers, consumers, and streams applications to support real-time data streaming use cases.

Deployment & Automation

• Lead deployments and configurations of Kafka topics, partitions, replication strategies in both on-prem and cloud setups.

• Automate provisioning, deployment, and maintenance tasks with Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks using Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus, or similar tools for both Confluent Cloud and on-prem clusters.

• Proactively troubleshoot Kafka clusters, diagnose performance issues, and conduct root cause analysis for complex, distributed environments.

Performance & Capacity Planning

• Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning to optimize Kafka clusters; ensure they can handle current and future data volumes.

• Define and maintain SLA/SLI metrics to track latency, throughput, and downtime.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure secure configuration of all Kafka and Confluent components, implementing best practices for authentication (Kerberos/OAuth), encryption (SSL/TLS), and access control (RBAC).

• Collaborate with InfoSec teams to stay compliant with internal and industry regulations (GDPR, SOC, PCI, etc.).

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with DevOps, Cloud, Application, and Infrastructure teams to define and align business requirements for data streaming solutions.

• Provide guidance and support during platform upgrades, expansions, and new feature rollouts.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay current with Confluent Platform releases and Kafka community innovations.

• Drive continuous improvement by recommending new tools, frameworks, and processes to enhance reliability and developer productivity.

Qualifications:

Technical Expertise

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka; at least 2+ years focused on Confluent Cloud and Confluent Platform.

• Deep knowledge of Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, Control Center, ksqlDB, and other Confluent components.

• Experience architecting and managing hybrid Kafka solutions in on-prem and cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Advanced understanding of event-driven architecture and the real-time data integration ecosystem.

• Strong programming/scripting skills (Java, Python, Scala) for Kafka-based application development and automation tasks.

DevOps & Automation

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for Kafka resource management in both cloud and on-prem.

• Familiarity with Chef, Ansible, or similar configuration management tools to automate deployments.

• Skilled in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and version control (Git) for distributed systems.

Monitoring & Reliability

• Proven ability to monitor and troubleshoot large-scale, distributed Kafka environments using Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus, or similar tools.

• Experience with performance tuning and incident management to minimize downtime and data loss.

Security & Compliance

• Expertise in securing Kafka deployments, including Kerberos and SSL configurations.

• Understanding of IAM best practices, network security, encryption, and governance in hybrid environments.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Demonstrated experience leading platform upgrades, migrations, and architecture reviews.

• Excellent communication skills, with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences (developers, architects, executives).

• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams—product owners, system engineers, security, and business stakeholders.

Education & Preferred Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Experience with container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.

Compensation Range: The salary range for this position is between $125,000 - $145,000. Broadridge considers various factors when evaluating a candidate's final salary including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, and education.
Bonus Eligibility: Bonus Eligible
Benefits Information: Please visit www.broadridgebenefits.com for more information on our comprehensive benefit offerings.

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