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Senior Middleware Technician – Kafka / Confluent

Remote from Spain·Added today (last checked 11 Nov)

Tecdata Engineering

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Salary
€48,000 - €50,000 a year

About €2,860 - €2,960 a month after tax.

Work mode
Remote from Spain
Spanish
Expected (ad in Spanish)
Experience
3+ years

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • Solid and demonstrable experience in the administration and operation of Apache Kafka / Confluent Platform.

  • Advanced knowledge of Topics, Kafka Connect, Connectors, and Schema Registry.

  • Experience with Producers, Consumers, and KSQL / ksqlDB.

  • Experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolution of complex incidents.

  • Experience in maintenance, updates, and changes in production environments.

  • Ability to work autonomously and manage complex technical problems.

Nice to have

  • Cloud: AWS / GCP.

  • Kubernetes / EKS.

  • Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK).

  • Terraform.

  • Git / GitLab.

  • Grafana and OpenTelemetry.

  • Automation and scripting.

  • Qlik Replicate / CDC.

  • Kpow.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Gross annual salary: €48,000 - €50,000 per year, depending on experience.

  • Salary: €48,000 - €50,000 gross annual, depending on experience.

The role

Job Offer: Senior Middleware Technician - Kafka / Confluent

We are looking to hire a Senior Middleware Technician specializing in Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform, with solid experience in the administration, operation, and maintenance of Kafka platforms in enterprise production environments.

The selected person will participate in the operation and evolution of the platform, guaranteeing its stability, performance, availability, and security, as well as providing specialized technical support to Kafka consumer and producer teams.

What you'll do

  • Administration and operation of Apache Kafka / Confluent Platform in production environments.

  • Management of Topics, Producers, Consumers, Kafka Connect, Connectors, and Schema Registry.

  • Administration and support of KSQL / ksqlDB.

  • Platform monitoring, performance analysis, and resolution of complex incidents.

  • Advanced troubleshooting and diagnosis of stability and performance issues.

  • Security management, maintenance, updates, and changes on production platforms.

  • Handling of incidents, requests, and changes within the service.

  • Technical support to development teams and Kafka consumer/producer systems.

  • Identification of improvement opportunities and automation of operational tasks.

How you'll work

Location: Remote (Spain). Residing in Barcelona or Madrid will be valued in order to occasionally visit the office and maintain contact with the team.

  • Modality: Remote.

  • Location: Residing in Barcelona or Madrid is not essential, although the possibility of occasionally visiting the office will be valued.

  • Availability: To perform planned work outside of regular hours and participate in the on-call service.

About Tecdata Engineering

Tecdata Engineering (TECDATA ENGINEERING) is a technology consulting and services provider specialized in global technology projects, with a portfolio covering custom software development, legacy modernization, managed services, cloud infrastructure, Salesforce, cybersecurity (including SOC, pentesting and NIS2 compliance), and data & AI services, alongside IT talent services such as headhunting and staff augmentation. The company reports being founded in 2012 with around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and 5M in billing, and forms part of a broader technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants across 5 countries. It states it is present in major economic sectors including banking, telecommunications, and insurance.

In Spain, Tecdata Engineering hires across multiple locations including Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with a significant share of openings marked "Completamente remoto" (fully remote) or hybrid. Its careers portal organizes vacancies into departments such as Desarrollo y QA, Ciberseguridad, Cloud, DevOps, Sistemas y Producción, Gestión de Proyectos, Comercial, and RRHH, and current openings range from COBOL and mainframe-adjacent banking roles to data engineering, Salesforce, SAP, cybersecurity, and air traffic management QA. For international professionals considering a move to Spain, the volume of remote-eligible roles across the country is notable, though the company's careers and website content is published in Spanish.

Industry
IT Services
Founded
2012
Employees
500

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  • Many openings are advertised as fully remote within Spain, e.g. "Senior Data Scientist – GCP Madrid · Completamente remoto" and "ML ENGINEER Madrid · Completamente remoto".
  • Hiring activity in Spain includes Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with hybrid and on-site arrangements depending on the role.
  • The company reports around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and was founded in 2012.
  • It is part of a technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants operating in 5 countries.
  • Its client sectors include banking, telecommunications, and insurance, so many roles involve regulated, enterprise-grade environments.

In their own words

About the company & team

A person with a senior technical profile, autonomy, analytical capacity, and real experience in the operation of enterprise Kafka platforms, who wants to participate in a critical technological service and contribute to its stability and continuous improvement.

If you have experience administering Kafka / Confluent in production and are looking for a new professional challenge, we want to meet you!

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