Job Title: Confluent Kafka SME Location: Manchester or Glasgow - 3 days per week onsite Salary/Rate: Up to £537 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 01/12/2025 Job Type: 6-month ContractCompany IntroductionWe are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Confluent and Apache Kafka with proven experience in the banking sector. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize event-driven architectures, ensuring high availability and scalability for critical financial systems.Job Responsibilities/ObjectivesArchitect and manage Kafka clusters and Confluent platform components.Develop and maintain streaming solutions for Real Time data processing.Ensure compliance with banking security and regulatory standards.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Kafka into enterprise systems.Provide performance tuning, troubleshooting, and best practices guidance.Required Skills/Experience The ideal candidate will have the following:Strong expertise in Apache Kafka and Confluent ecosystem (Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL, etc.).Hands-on experience with Kafka security, monitoring, and disaster recovery.Prior experience in banking or financial services environments.Proficiency in Java, Python, or similar for Kafka client development.Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given