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Senior Data Engineer (Kafka)
Coopers Group AG · Zürich
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Senior Data Engineer (Kafka) (80-100%)
m/f/d, Zürich
For our client in the telecommunications industry based in Bern , we are looking for an experienced, motivated, and proactive Senior Data Engineer (Kafka).
In this project, we are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer with a strong focus on Kafka, data architecture, and modern data products . You will play a key role in designing, developing, and integrating scalable data solutions while helping to build and evolve a high-performance data platform. Working in a modern engineering environment, you will contribute to the implementation of event-driven architectures and efficient data processing pipelines.
Your Tasks:
- Analyze and map existing data structures to a centralized data model
- Design and define Kafka-based data products
- Create event models, data contracts, topic structures, and best practices for Kafka implementations
- Develop, implement, and integrate scalable data products using Kafka
- Build and optimize event-driven data processing solutions
- Ensure an automated data operations lifecycle, including development, deployment, validation, and monitoring
- Collaborate closely with architects, developers, and data engineering teams to deliver robust data solutions
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of data engineering standards and best practices
Your Profile:
- University degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field
- Several years of experience as a Senior Data Engineer , Data Platform Engineer, or in a similar role
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka , Kubernetes, and Elasticsearch
- Expert knowledge of Kafka Streams , ksqlDB , or Apache Flink
- Proven experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures and Kafka-based data products
- Strong understanding of automated data operations lifecycles (Develop, Deploy, Validate, Observe)
- Solid experience with search technologies, especially Elasticsearch
- Analytical, structured, and solution-oriented working style
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset
- Fluent English (C2 level)
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