Kafka Architect / Streaming Data Architect

The company is seeking a Kafka Architect / Streaming Data Architect to design and implement enterprise-scale Kafka architecture in alignment with Bank Lakehouse principles. This role focuses on defining event-driven architecture patterns, establishing topic strategies, and ensuring fault tolerance and high availability for real-time data processing.

Location: Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Job Type: Full-time
Work Conditions: On-site
Application Deadline: 30 July 2026

Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture & Design:

  • Design Kafka architecture for enterprise-scale applications.
  • Define ingestion and processing patterns.
  • Establish policies on topic strategy, partitioning, and replication.

• Platform Implementation:

  • Lead the configuration of Kafka brokers, Zookeeper/Kraft, and Kafka Connect framework.
  • Integrate Kafka with Cloudera Data Platform, Informatica, and various data warehouses.

• Real-Time Data Engineering:

  • Create pipelines for event streaming and batch ingestion.
  • Build Change Data Capture (CDC) pipelines.

• Performance & Scalability:

  • Ensure high throughput, low latency, and efficient consumer scaling.

• Resilience & Reliability:

  • Implement failover strategies and ensure data durability.

• Data Governance & Security:

  • Enforce role-based access control and encryption.
  • Integrate with metadata and lineage tools.

• Monitoring & Operations:

  • Implement monitoring solutions and ensure observability for data pipelines.

• Documentation & Governance:

  • Deliver high and low-level designs, maintain documentation for data lineage, and participate in governance processes.

Key Technical Skills Required:

• Core Technologies:

  • Cloudera Kafka, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams.

• Ecosystem Tools:

  • Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Informatica, Teradata, Denodo.

• Data & Integration:

  • Experience with CDC tools (Debezium preferred) and ETL/ELT design patterns.

• DevOps & Infrastructure:

  • Familiarity with Kubernetes/Docker is preferred.

• Domain Experience:

  • Mandatory experience in BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) domain including regulatory reporting and data reconciliation.

Soft Skills:

• Strong stakeholder management and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-vendor environment.

For further information about the role and to apply, please ensure your application is submitted before the deadline.