Senior Ingeniero Middleware

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise integration solutions using Apache Kafka.

• Develop and configure producers, consumers, and integrations via Kafka Connect.

• Manage, configure, and optimize Apache Kafka clusters in production environments.

• Work with KRaft-based architectures.

• Implement and maintain security mechanisms in Kafka, including SSL/TLS, authentication, authorization, and ACLs.

• Create automation scripts and tools using Python.

• Identify, diagnose, and resolve technical incidents related to Kafka.

• Monitor performance using Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, or equivalent tools.

• Integrate Kafka with microservices, APIs, and Java enterprise applications.

• Work with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools.

• Apply best practices in architecture, security, scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance.

• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, DevOps, and cybersecurity teams.

• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.

• Understand banking business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Document configurations, integrations, procedures, and incident resolutions.

• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and operational issues.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in middleware engineering, software development, enterprise system integration, or distributed messaging platforms.

• Strong and proven experience with Apache Kafka in production environments.

• Experience in developing and maintaining producers, consumers, and connectors via Kafka Connect.

• Experience in managing and configuring Apache Kafka clusters.

• Practical knowledge of KRaft.

• Experience implementing SSL/TLS, ACLs, authentication, and authorization in Kafka.

• Hands-on experience with Python for automation, scripting, and integration or operational tools.

• Experience with distributed architectures, asynchronous messaging, event-driven systems, and enterprise integration patterns.

• Experience in support and incident resolution for messaging platforms in high-availability production environments.

• Practical knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).

• Experience using Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, or equivalent tools.

• Knowledge of microservices architectures and integration with enterprise applications, especially in Java.

• Previous professional experience in banking institutions.

• Knowledge of high availability, scalability, fault tolerance, security, and reliability in distributed systems.

• Ability to understand functional requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

• Ability to work independently and investigate complex technical issues.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical communication, and organizational skills.

• Professional proficiency in Spanish.

• Availability to work during Mexico City business hours.

🏝️ Benefits

• Initial 6-month contract with the possibility of extension.

• Remote work from Latin America, excluding Brazil.

• Possibility of occasional visits to Querétaro, Mexico, with prior coordination.