Senior Consultant Kafka

x1F is engaged in a fast-moving data integration project for a leading organization in the financial services sector, focusing on building and improving data integration flows across a complex banking landscape.

• Solid hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in development or integration projects.
• Experience in building and implementing data pipelines or integration solutions in complex system landscapes.
• Familiarity with Flink or comparable stream processing frameworks is a plus.
• Experience in financial services or other regulated environments is beneficial.
• Very good English skills at C1 level are required.
• German skills for project-related communication with stakeholders are beneficial.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to Germany for team and project meetings.
• Structured mindset for complex data integration environments.
• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams and align technical solutions.
• Focus on stable delivery and consistent operation of data pipelines in production environments.

• Support the implementation of data integration pipelines using Apache Kafka and Flink, connecting multiple source systems to a Snowflake-based data platform.
• Contribute to building and enhancing streaming and integration components within a distributed data engineering setup.
• Work closely with team members and colleagues across DACH to align implementation details and ensure smooth integration across systems.
• Support testing and validation of data pipelines to ensure stable, reliable, and consistent data delivery across the platform.