Consultance Kafka (I09969) JP054635

  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site
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Job Description:

Kafka Consultant / Kafka Platform Expert | Brussels, Belgium | 6-Month Contract

Location: Brussels, Belgium
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 Months (Full-Time)

We're looking for an experienced Kafka Consultant to support a major project focused on optimizing and operationalizing an enterprise Apache Kafka platform.

This role is ideal for a senior consultant with deep expertise in Kafka architecture, distributed systems, and event-driven platforms who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges and mentoring technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assess and optimize an existing Apache Kafka infrastructure.
  • Design and document governance, operational standards, and best practices for the Kafka platform.
  • Improve the reliability, scalability, and operational readiness of the platform.
  • Design event-driven architectures supporting microservices and Change Data Capture (CDC).
  • Build and optimize data pipelines using Apache Kafka.
  • Configure and manage Kafka topics, partitions, replication, and retention policies.
  • Review and optimize Kafka Connect architectures and connectors.
  • Improve platform monitoring and observability using Grafana and related tools.
  • Develop troubleshooting procedures to ensure high availability and platform resilience.
  • Implement security best practices including TLS, SASL, and ACLs.
  • Share knowledge with internal teams through documentation and technical coaching.

Required Skills

Apache Kafka

  • Expert knowledge of Apache Kafka
  • Kafka Brokers
  • KRaft
  • Schema Registry
  • Kafka Streams
  • Kafka Connect

Infrastructure & Architecture

  • Distributed Systems
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • Microservices
  • Containerized Kafka platforms (Strimzi, Confluent, or similar)
  • Ansible

Monitoring

  • Grafana
  • Monitoring and observability best practices

Nice to Have

  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Flink
  • Streaming Data Platforms

What We're Looking For

  • Proven experience deploying, operating, and optimizing enterprise Kafka platforms.
  • Strong architecture and troubleshooting skills.
  • Experience working in production environments with high-availability systems.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Ability to document technical governance and operational procedures.
  • Strong communication skills and willingness to mentor technical teams.

Languages

  • French – Native
  • English – Professional
  • Dutch – Passive knowledge

Contract Details

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Contract: Full-Time

Start: ASAP

Duration: 6 Months

If you have extensive experience with Apache Kafka and are looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.