# Sr. Data Engineer - (RealTime Streaming)

> GSSTech Group · Bengaluru, India · — · Posted 2026-07-31

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer with strong expertise in real-time streaming technologies and large-scale data engineering solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, building, and managing highly scalable and fault-tolerant streaming data platforms using Kafka, Flink, Java, and PySpark.

The candidate will be responsible for developing high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines, managing Kafka clusters, implementing cloud-native data solutions, and ensuring system reliability, security, and scalability in enterprise environments.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Design, develop, implement, and manage Kafka-based real-time streaming architectures capable of handling high-volume and low-latency workloads.
-   Build and maintain scalable streaming data pipelines using Kafka ecosystem components, including:

-   Kafka Connect
-   ksqlDB
-   Schema Registry

-   Develop and optimize real-time data processing applications using:

-   Apache Flink
-   Java
-   PySpark

-   Perform Kafka cluster setup, administration, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and performance optimization.
-   Ensure Kafka clusters are highly available and implement disaster recovery strategies and best practices.
-   Design and implement fault-tolerant, scalable, and resilient streaming systems for enterprise-grade applications.
-   Work with cloud-native applications and modern data engineering frameworks to build scalable solutions.
-   Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
-   Implement and follow GitOps practices for deployment automation and infrastructure management.
-   Apply robust security standards and best practices, including:

-   SSL / mTLS
-   SASL authentication
-   ACL management

-   Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver real-time data engineering solutions aligned with business and analytics requirements.

### Required Skills & Technologies

### Mandatory Skills

-   Apache Kafka
-   Apache Flink
-   Java
-   PySpark
-   Real-Time Streaming Architecture
-   Kafka Cluster Management
-   Kafka Connect
-   ksqlDB
-   Schema Registry
-   Streaming Data Pipelines
-   Cloud-Native Applications
-   Terraform
-   Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
-   GitOps
-   High Availability & Disaster Recovery
-   Performance Tuning & Optimization
-   Fault Tolerance & Scalability
-   SSL / mTLS
-   SASL
-   ACLs

### Preferred Experience

-   Strong experience in building enterprise-grade real-time data platforms.
-   Hands-on experience working in high-throughput and low-latency environments.
-   Experience with large-scale distributed data processing systems.
-   Exposure to cloud platforms and modern DevOps practices will be an added advantage.

## Apply

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