# RTS- Kafka Engineer

> GSSTech Group · Bengaluru, India · — · Posted 2026-02-27

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** E-001

## Description

### **Job Summary**

We are looking for a highly skilled **RTS Kafka Engineer** to design, build, and maintain scalable real-time streaming platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with **Apache Kafka**, cloud-native architectures, and event-driven systems operating in high-throughput environments. This role involves building reliable streaming pipelines, enabling real-time data processing, and supporting cloud-based distributed systems.

### **Key Responsibilities**

-   Design, implement, and manage **Kafka-based real-time streaming solutions** in high-throughput environments.
-   Perform Kafka setup, configuration, tuning, and performance optimization.
-   Develop and maintain scalable **event-driven and streaming architectures**.
-   Build and manage streaming data pipelines processing large-scale datasets.
-   Implement CI/CD pipelines using tools such as **Git, Jenkins, ArgoCD**, or similar platforms.
-   Work with **cloud-native applications** deployed across AWS, Azure, or OCI environments.
-   Automate infrastructure and deployment using cloud automation toolsets.
-   Apply **GitOps practices** for deployment and environment management.
-   Ensure system reliability, scalability, and high availability.
-   Implement automated **unit testing and integration testing** for streaming applications.
-   Collaborate with DevOps, platform engineering, and application teams to deliver end-to-end real-time solutions.
-   Apply software design patterns and best practices in distributed systems development.

### **Required Skills & Qualifications**

-   Strong hands-on experience with **Apache Kafka setup, configuration, and administration**.
-   Experience working with **high-volume streaming data platforms**.
-   Solid understanding of **event-driven architecture** and distributed systems.
-   Experience with **source control systems (Git)**.
-   Hands-on exposure to **CI/CD pipelines** (Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar).
-   Experience with at least one public cloud platform:

-   AWS
-   Microsoft Azure
-   Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

-   Knowledge of **cloud automation tools** and infrastructure automation.
-   Understanding of **GitOps methodology**.
-   Strong knowledge of **software design patterns** and implementation practices.
-   Experience implementing automated testing (unit & integration testing).

### **Preferred Qualifications**

-   Experience with Kafka ecosystem tools (Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, ksqlDB).
-   Exposure to containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
-   Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
-   Background in real-time systems (RTS) or financial transaction platforms is a plus.

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