Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, KSQL, Schema Registry, REST Proxy, Confluent Control Center
Hands-on with Confluent Cloud services, including ksqlDB Cloud and Apache Flink
Familiarity with Stream Governance, Data Lineage, Stream Catalog, Audit Logs, RBAC
Confluent certifications (Developer, Administrator, or Flink Developer)
Experience with Confluent Platform, Confluent Cloud managed services, multi-cloud deployments, and Confluent for Kubernetes
Knowledge of data mesh architectures, KRaft migration, and modern event streaming patterns
Exposure to monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
Experience with data lakes, data warehouses, or big data ecosystems
Personal:
High analytical skills
A high degree of initiative and flexibility
High customer orientation
High quality awareness