Kafka Consultant

North Carolina, South Carolina, USA

Infosys is seeking a Kafka Consultant
. As the Kafka Consultant, you will interface with key stakeholders and apply your technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle including Requirements Elicitation, Application Architecture definition and Design. You will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performance streaming data architectures using Confluent Kafka. This role plays a critical part in enabling real-time data processing across enterprise systems.

You will play an important role in creating high‑level design artifacts and deliver high‑quality code deliverables for a module. You will also lead validation for all types of testing and support activities related to implementation, transition and warranty. You will be part of a learning culture where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent from an accredited institution. Three years of progressive experience in the specialty may be considered in lieu of each year of education.
• At least 11 years of relevant information technology experience.
• Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer‑based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.
• Location:
  
  Raleigh, NC or Fort Mill, SC or Charlotte, NC
  . The position may require travel to project/client locations.

• At least 8 years’ of experience with Apache Kafka and Confluent Kafka.
• At least 4 years of experience with streaming technologies (e.g., Flink, Spark Streaming) and integration technologies (e.g., REST, SOAP, MQ).
• Deep understanding of Kafka internals, architecture, and operational best practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Strong background in Java, Spring Boot, .Net, and microservices architecture with hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience leading the design and implementation of enterprise‑grade Kafka platforms using Confluent Kafka.
• Experience defining architectural standards and best practices for streaming data pipelines.
• Experience collaborating with business and technical stakeholders to align Kafka solutions with enterprise goals.
• Experience deploying, configuring, and maintaining Kafka clusters in production environments.
• Experience ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability of Kafka infrastructure.
• Experience integrating Kafka with other enterprise systems (e.g., databases, cloud services, microservices).
• Experience ensuring data consistency, integrity, and quality across streaming pipelines.
• Experience defining message schemas, data models, and serialization formats (e.g., Avro, Protobuf).
• Experience implementing authentication, authorization, and encryption mechanisms.
• Experience setting up monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk) for Kafka performance and health.
• Understanding of Confluent Kafka admin activities such as cluster set‑up, topic management, security & access control, monitoring & logging, and consumer group management.

The role may entail extensive travel and sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Candidates should be able to communicate by telephone, email, or face to face.

• Long‑term/Short‑term disability coverage
• Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts
• Insurance (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal)
• 401(k) plan with contributions dependent on salary level

Infosys is a global leader in next‑generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI‑powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change.

We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always‑on learning agenda drives continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious practices and observances, national origin, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. We also do not discriminate on the basis of status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran, or disability.