Senior Solutions Architect – Kafka Platform

Eccera Professionals AB · Full-time

Stockholm, Sweden

We are specialists in staffing and consulting services in IT and technology – from promising talents and consultants with broad expertise to experienced specialists with deep domain knowledge. For you as a candidate, we are a trusted partner offering exciting assignments, personal development, and close contact with our advisors. We ensure you get the right assignment for your skills and ambitions – always with people at the center. For our customers, it means we are a reliable provider who can quickly match the right expertise with the right needs. In addition to our own strong consulting organization, we also have an extended partner network, which allows us to offer even greater flexibility and breadth in our delivery. Collaboration and quality characterize everything we do, and our core values are summarized in our promise: Empowering the Nordics through people. Eccera has 300 employees and offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Linköping. We are a member of Almega Kompetensföretagen and follow their signed collective agreements with Unionen. We are now seeking a senior solutions architect for an assignment in Stockholm where you will play a central role in the development and management of a Kafka-based integration platform with high requirements for availability, stability, and scalability. As a consultant at Eccera, you get a secure employment and gather valuable work experience on assignments with our customers. Your consulting manager supports you in your development where you continuously build new experience and knowledge. An excellent opportunity to advance your career. About the Role In the role as Senior Solutions Architect, you will contribute to the implementation, further development, and management of a Kafka platform in a complex technical environment. The platform handles integrations between several different systems, databases, and APIs, and is an important part of the organization's data and integration architecture. The work involves: • Implementing and further developing an Apache Kafka platform in an on-premise environment • Building and maintaining data code that integrates different databases, APIs, and systems • Working with monitoring, troubleshooting, and management of the platform to ensure high stability and availability • Configuring and managing Kafka Connect and various types of connectors • Implementing and maintaining custom-built components in Kafka • Working with GitOps and Infrastructure as Code • Collaborating closely with other teams and contributing to knowledge sharing and technical development Your Profile We are looking for someone who is analytical, structured, and solution-oriented. You thrive in complex technical environments, have an architectural holistic perspective, and enjoy sharing your knowledge with colleagues. Requirements: • Strong ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish • At least 9 years of experience as a solutions architect • Documented experience setting up and administering Apache Kafka in on-premise environments, including logging, monitoring, and certificate management • Documented experience with GitOps and Infrastructure as Code • Documented experience with container technology and local orchestration • Documented experience with Kafka Connect, including configuration of connectors for various types of data sources • Documented experience implementing custom-developed components in Kafka Meritorious: • Experience designing Kafka architecture for horizontal scaling • Experience with stream processing Security vetting may be conducted. In connection with this, requirements for Swedish citizenship may also apply. What We Offer At Eccera, you get the tools you need to reach your goals. We offer all our consultants qualified training and certifications in the latest technology. We place great value on our employees continuously developing. Therefore, we offer you the opportunity to set up an individual training plan, where we cover both study materials and the certifications themselves. During your development, we will match your expertise to the right assignments as you advance.