Job Title: Confluent Kafka SME Location: Manchester or Glasgow - 3 days per week onsite Salary/Rate: Up to £535 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 01/12/2025 Job Type: 6-month ContractCompany Introduction:We 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 optimise event-driven architectures, ensuring high availability and scalability for critical financial systems.Job Responsibilities/Objectives:Architect 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: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 containerisation (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 to level of experience sought, we will c