Senior/Lead Engineer (f/m/x) – Kafka Infrastructure Engineer

Position Overview

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin

DB Technology is a global team of tech specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We have a strong focus on promoting technical excellence – our engineers work at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting-edge technologies.

Our Berlin location is our most recent addition to our global network of tech centres and growing strongly. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and to creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists. Our tech teams and business units use agile ways of working to create #GlobalHausbank solutions from our home market.

Kafka as a Service – Corporate Bank Technology

Addressing the needs of the wider technology organisation to have a reliable service and guidance around Kafka which enables diverse use cases to make best use of this key technology is critical to the success of the latest organisational strategies and business needs.

Kafka as a Service is a Bank-wide Kafka platform, and we are looking for a platform engineer who could undertake platform build and maintenance activities

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Your key responsibilities

• Kafka platform DEVOPS engineer with platform build and maintenance activities.

• To undertake software development and support of platform tenants

• Working with system and application users to understand new requirements, develop and test new features.

• Have a conscientious approach to testing and documentation.

• To organise and present design and code reviews for work undertaken.

• Working alongside Platform teams to understand the design and architecture of new services to be launched and ensuring there are appropriate interfaces to allow collection of appropriate monitoring and service information.

Your skills and experiences

• Experience with event streaming platforms, such as Kafka, in particular use of Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and KSQL.

• Practical experience of whole software development lifecycle, producing high quality re-useable code in a team environment.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in team and corporate environments.

• A reasonable understanding and appreciation of IT and network security best practices.

• Experience in modern software development tools/ways of working (e.g. git/GitHub, devops tools, metrics / monitoring, …) designing and developing

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

This job is available in full and parttime

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Kilian Weber.

Contact: Kilian Weber, +49 (30) 34073087 

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