DevOps Engineer with Kafka

Help building an advanced customer platform

As a developer you will challenge and be challenged by your colleagues in creating the new event streaming platform based on Kafka, which will ensure the future success of BEC’s customers. You will contribute to the development and integration tasks on the Kafka platform. You will be part of a SAFe team responsible for implementing a strategic integration platform to ensure that the platform is continuously expanded with new capabilities to support business needs. The technology and methods are brand new in BEC, allowing you to help design and shape the platform from the beginning. We use Domain Driven Design for modeling, which is why you will be working closely together with other development teams in implementing the method in their work.

You will become part of one of the most exciting development journeys within Platforms & Architecture for the Danish financial sector. In collaboration with several customers, BEC is developing a platform based on Kafka, which will support the specific business needs of each bank. In addition, you will be working with a modern toolset, including technologies, methods and principles e.g. Apache Kafka supported by Confluent, Java, OpenShift, Kubernetes, CI / CD and best practices in software development, test-driven development, design patterns, etc.

Your primary tasks include, (but are not limited to):

• designing, implementing and maturing our Kafka-based integration platform
• development of tools for monitoring, logging and deployment
• preparing documentation for the use of Kafka
• supporting the organization in using the Kafka platform

As a person you are service-minded and accustomed to working with customers, partners and colleagues. The ability to prioritize and meet deadlines related to ongoing deliveries and operations is an essential qualification for the role. You have an analytical and structured approach to your work and works well independently and as part of a team. You are passionate about creating innovative and stable IT solutions. It is in your nature to think about scalability and operational stability.

Furthermore, we would like you to have:

• an education within IT/software engineering or similar
• a solid toolbox with good results within Kafka application development
• minimum 3-5 years of experience in Kafka and Java, preferable from the financial sector, telecom, pharma or from a significant consultancy
• experience with technologies such as K8s and OpenShift
• experience in working in an agile development team
• fluency in English (written and spoken)