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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Kafka Platform Engineer - **Company:** Spectraforce - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Generation, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Serialization, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Protocol Buffers, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Ansible, Scripting, Application Enhancement Tool, Data Ingestion, GitHub Copilot, System Availability, Multi-Agent Systems, Prompt Engineering, Build Management, Avro, Enterprise Integration, Apache Kafka, Database Replication, Puppet, Stream Processing, Jenkins, Confluent - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** http://leoforce.us/Careers/Spectraforce/JobDetails.html?jobid=64d55992-c0ba-4b2d-9425-9f4fe3cee201&OrgId=1&UserId=2351 ## About the Role Experience with Confluent Kafka Platform Experience with both On-Prem and Cloud Must have experience leveraging AI powered tools and building AI driven agentsls as it relates to * Design and implement secure Kafka architectures, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and network isolation. * Define and support high availability, disaster recovery, and data replication strategies. * Ensure alignment with enterprise security, compliance, and governance standards., * 10+ years of experience in distributed systems, messaging, and enterprise platform engineering. * Extensive hands on experience with Confluent Kafka Platform (on prem and cloud). * Strong background in Linux/Unix environments, networking, OS performance, and security. * Proven experience with automation, DevOps, and operational tooling. * Experience leveraging AI powered tools to accelerate development and improve team productivity and efficiency * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. * Strong organizational, relationship management, and teamwork skills. Preferred Qualifications * Confluent Kafka and/or Cloud certifications. * Prior experience supporting large scale, regulated enterprise environments. ## Description * Advise on data ingestion, event streaming, batch and stream processing architectures. * Provide guidance on data modeling and serialization standards (Avro, Protobuf, JSON Schema). * Support enterprise integration use cases and resolve complex Kafka related integration challenges. AI Development * Design and build AI agents, custom skills, or equivalent frameworks to automate engineering and operational workflows at scale * Leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., Copilot, AI agents) to accelerate development, automate testing, improve code quality, and enable intelligent SDLC workflows aligned to AI-DLC vision. * Design agentic workflows and multi-agent orchestration patterns to solve complex distributed systems, integration, and operational challenges * Strong hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot and other AI-assisted development tools, including advanced prompt engineering and workflow integration to accelerate engineering * Proven ability to leverage AI-assisted development (e.g., Copilot, code generation) and build AI-driven agents/workflows to improve team productivity and engineering efficiency Automation & DevOps Enablement * Drive automation first operations using Python, Ansible, and scripting. * Build and maintain self service operational tools to reduce day to day support overhead. * Integrate Kafka platform operations with DevOps and CI/CD tooling (e.g., Azure, Jenkins, Puppet, Chef). Incident Management & Problem Resolution * Lead deep dive investigations into complex production issues and outages. * Perform root cause analysis, document findings, and drive remediation to closure. * Operate effectively in high pressure outage and incident management scenarios. Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement * Act as a trusted technical advisor to Schwab engineering, operations, and leadership teams. * Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non technical stakeholders. * Demonstrate strong customer focus, ownership, and onshore engagement. * Collaborate effectively with cross functional teams and vendors. ## Related Videos - [From event streaming to event sourcing 101](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/91-from-event-streaming-to-event-sourcing-101) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [Automate everything via NodeJS and Puppeteer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/322-automate-everything-via-nodejs-and-puppeteer) - [Let's Get Started With Apache Kafka® for Python Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/565-let-s-get-started-with-apache-kafka-for-python-developers) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) - [From clicks to cribs - How to find your dream home with web scraping](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/767-from-clicks-to-cribs-how-to-find-your-dream-home-with-web-scraping) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [From Prototype to Production: Build AI Agents with This Free 4-Course Learning Path](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/655-from-prototype-to-production-build-ai-agents-with-this-free-4-course-learning-path) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence)