EKXEL - DevOps Engineer with strong Kafka experience

Are you looking for a challenging opportunity and want to take advantage of a great job to give new inpulse to your career? This offer is for you. In order to support one of our clients, a large and famous European Public Institution in Luxembourg, we are looking for a DevOps Engineer with strong Kafka experience 

EKXEL IT Services, is a European leader in IT engineering, high-tech consulting and IT services. We offer a unique blend of expertise and support major European groups with international vocation to implement and succeed in their project to transform and modernize their information systems.

Your role: main objectives:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Kafka Engineer to design, deploy, and manage scalable, real-time data streaming solutions using Confluent Kafka and Confluent Cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in large-scale production environments, strong DevOps expertise, and a solid understanding of automation, CI/CD, cloud deployment, and Linux systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability, performance, automation, and security of our data pipelines and streaming infrastructure.

Your Tasks: 

• Design, configure, and deploy Kafka clusters to support high-volume, real-time data streams across multiple environments.

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (Repos, Git, Pipelines).

• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash (Python is a plus).

• Manage and configure Ansible for infrastructure automation.

• Work extensively with Linux commands and system administration tasks.

• Deploy and manage applications and infrastructure across AWS and Azure cloud platforms.

• Implement and support Kafka for messaging and streaming solutions, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

• Design and document architecture diagrams for solutions and deployments.

• Monitor platform health and troubleshoot issues using tools such as Splunk.

• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and security across environments.

• Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve delivery processes and platform standards.

• Stay up to date with Kafka ecosystem advancements and DevOps tooling best practices.

Your Qualifications:  

• Proven experience working with Kafka in large-scale, production environments.

• Strong understanding of Kafka architecture, internals, and ecosystem components.

• Expertise in Confluent Kafka and Confluent Cloud.

• Azure DevOps expertise (Repos, Git, Pipelines).

• Strong Bash scripting skills; Python knowledge is a plus.

• Proficiency with Ansible and Linux system administration.

• Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure cloud deployments.

• Ability to create clear, accurate architecture and deployment diagrams.

• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and Ansible.

• Familiarity with DevOps tools such as GitHub, Nexus, Jira, Azure DevOps, and Splunk.

• Exposure to containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

• Understanding of cloud and DevOps security best practices.

• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

• Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

Our offer:

A particularly attractive salary package, with many additional benefits, to attract the best of you. A professional and stimulating work environment in the field of telecommunications. Multiple career opportunities within a changing group, advanced training in new technologies, rich and recognized expertise.

Your application will be treated with confidentiality. We would be very happy to organize a first appointment to talk to you about this opportunity and consider your next career development. Send us your CV