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# Real Time Data Streaming Architect

- **Company:** Darwin Recruitment
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** €5,000.0 - €7,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Google Cloud, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, OSS/BSS, Api Design, Stream Processing, Microservices
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5937769942

## About the Role

* 10+ years in data/platform/software engineering, with 3-5 years in a leadership role
 * Deep Apache Kafka expertise - architecture, operations, schema governance, ecosystem (Connect, Streams, Schema Registry)
 * Hands-on Apache Flink or comparable stream processing
 * Telco or large-scale enterprise experience - OSS/BSS, network data, or enterprise platforms
 * Proven track record building or scaling a central streaming platform
 * Strong architectural thinking - event-driven architecture, microservices, API design, integration patterns
 * Cloud & containers - AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD
 * Excellent stakeholder management - C-level to engineering teams
 * Strong communication - translates technical complexity into business value

Experience:

 * Leadership: Defined and executed a streaming strategy at enterprise scale; built and grew teams; influenced at C-level; drove organisational change from batch-first to streaming-first.
 * Technical depth: Kafka at scale, cluster architecture, topic design, schema governance, exactly-once semantics, operational reliability; stream processing trade-offs; event-driven patterns; schema evolution without breaking downstream; observability for streaming.
 * Delivery & operations: Ran streaming platforms in production at telco scale (millions of events/day); improved reliability and reduced incidents; managed vendor and integrator relationships; delivered projects on time and within scope.

Business and ecosystem: Connected streaming to business outcomes (network ops, customer experience, security, AI); familiar with telecom data landscape; engaged with industry standards (TM Forum, IDSA, iSHARE); brings a relevant industry network.