Title: Confluent Solution Architect
Location: Milan, Italy (Hybrid)
Long-Term Contract.
Job Description:
As a Confluent Solution Architect, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable real-time data pipelines and integrations using Kafka and Confluent components. You will collaborate with data engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to deliver robust streaming solutions.
Mandatory skills :
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (any distribution: open-source, Confluent, Cloudera, AWS MSK, etc.)
- Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or Scala
- Solid understanding of event-driven architecture and data streaming patterns
- Experience deploying Kafka on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities
Desired skills:
Candidates with experience in Confluent Kafka and its ecosystem will be given preference:
- 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
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills