Data Streaming Engineer
Posted 2 weeks ago by 1755934172
£625 Per day
Undetermined
Remote
London
Summary: The Data Streaming Engineer role focuses on designing and delivering scalable, event-driven solutions utilizing Kafka and the Confluent ecosystem. This contract position requires expertise in real-time data streaming and collaboration with various technical teams. The engineer will be responsible for building data pipelines and optimizing platforms on cloud services. Strong programming skills and hands-on experience with Kafka are essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain real-time data pipelines for enterprise clients
- Design scalable event-driven architectures
- Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to deliver robust solutions
- Deploy and optimize platforms on AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Drive best practices for performance, security, and scalability
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (Confluent, AWS MSK, Cloudera, etc.)
- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Scala
- Experience deploying Kafka on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Salary (Rate): £625 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
London
Data Streaming Engineer
Contract / £550 - £625 per day
Data Streaming Engineer – Real-Time Data Streaming
Location: Work from Home
Type: Contract
Are you passionate about real-time data streaming and solving complex technical challenges?
We’re looking for a Data Streaming Engineer to help design and deliver scalable, event-driven solutions using Kafka and the Confluent ecosystem.
What You’ll Do
- Build and maintain real-time data pipelines for enterprise clients
- Design scalable event-driven architectures
- Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to deliver robust solutions
- Deploy and optimize platforms on AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Drive best practices for performance, security, and scalability
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (Confluent, AWS MSK, Cloudera, etc.)
- Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Scala
- Experience deploying Kafka on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, KSQL, Schema Registry, or REST Proxy
- Hands-on work with Confluent Cloud and tools like Flink or ksqlDB
- Confluent certifications (Developer, Administrator, Flink Developer)
- Knowledge of stream governance, data mesh architectures, or multi-cloud deployments
- Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)
