AWS DevOps Engineer

FinXL IT Professional Services is currently looking for a highly skilled and experienced AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer to join their Team. As a Cloud DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based systems and ensuring the scalability, performance, and security of our cloud resources. This position requires a blend of technical expertise, passion for cloud technology, and a deep understanding of Confluent Kafka and its ecosystem. This role is crucial for supporting our existing Kafka platform and for building and onboarding new tools/technologies as part of a central platform.

• Open to both Sydney and Melbourne
• Hybrid working(3 days onsite)
• 6-12 months contract with possible extensions

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage highly available and scalable Confluent Kafka clusters on AWS.
• Monitor and optimize Kafka performance, including tuning and troubleshooting to ensure high throughput and low latency.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate Kafka into our applications and data pipelines, providing expertise in Kafka best practices.
• Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity by designing and implementing Kafka backup and restoration strategies.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest AWS services and Kafka features, evaluating and adopting them to meet business needs.
• Provide operational support for Kafka and related AWS services, including on-call rotation
• Lead the onboarding of new vendor tools in Risk Technology by participating in the initial assessment, design, and deployment within our internal network.

Requirements:

• Proven experience with Confluent Kafka, including setup, configuration, and management of clusters.
• Strong understanding of AWS services, particularly those related to computing, storage, networking, and security.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Knowledge of additional messaging systems (e.g., AWS SQS, SNS) is a plus.
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana) and log management solutions
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

If you are someone with the following skills, Please apply through the link below and we will get in touch with you.