Messaging Platform Engineer (Kafka) | Kaunas/Vilnius
WISE INTEGRATION · Vilnius/Kaunas ·
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Category
- Devops
- Salary
- EUR 4,485 – 5,950 / month
Designs, deploys, and maintains Kafka event-streaming clusters plus enterprise messaging (IBM MQ/AMQ) and API management platforms, keeping them available 24x7. Day to day: monitoring queues and topics, tuning throughput and latency, automating operational tasks, resolving incidents, and helping app teams with event-driven integration patterns.
We are looking for a Messaging Platform Engineer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and maintain Kafka event streaming clusters to support real-time data flows.
- Operate and support AMQ Enterprise Messaging infrastructure for reliable message delivery.
- Manage API Management platforms to enable secure, governed API-driven integrations.
- Ensure 24x7 availability and performance of messaging and event infrastructure.
- Monitor message flows, queues, and topics, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
- Support application teams in designing event-driven and API integration patterns.
- Implement security, access control, and governance for messaging and API platforms.
- Respond to and resolve incidents affecting messaging services.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and enterprise messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ / AMQ).
- Experience with API Management platforms and API gateway concepts.
- Understanding of event-driven architecture and integration patterns.
- Experience monitoring and tuning message throughput and latency.
- Scripting/automation skills for operational tasks.
- Strong troubleshooting skills within a 24x7 operational environment.
We offer:
- Encouraging working atmosphere, engaging activities, and extra benefits (e.g., additional medical insurance (covers gym subscription), team events, outreach activities, and others).
- Hybrid work model (work from the Vilnius or Kaunas office 3 times per week).
- Open, modern, and ergonomic work environment when working from the office with a multicultural community.
- Opportunity to grow both professionally and personally and continuously develop within the domain.