Y.sector - Public.Total Years of Experience 8+ Relevant years of Experience 6+ Mandatory Skills Experience with Kafka ecosystem components such as Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and Kafka security features is essential. Apache Kafka with knowledge on using Kubernetes and Strimzi, Alternate Skills Good to have (Not Mandatory) App Connect Enterprise, API Connect, Datapower, APIGEE, Aspera, Kong, Snaplogic, webMethods.io, Boomi and Workato Detailed Job Description An Event Streams SME / Apache Kafka Specialist is responsible for designing, deploying, and managing scalable event streaming platforms based on Apache Kafka. The role involves architecting resilient, fault-tolerant Kafka clusters, managing topics, partitions, and consumer groups, and optimizing real-time message processing pipelines. Expertise includes implementing secure, scalable Kafka deployments using Kubernetes and Strimzi, managing schema registry, and enabling event-driven architectures that support seamless data flow across distributed systems. The SME ensures high availability, performance tuning, and troubleshooting of Kafka clusters while collaborating with development and operations teams to integrate Kafka with enterprise applications and cloud services. Location Any Total number of position 1 - IBMFG2JP00012947