[Remote] DevOps Architect – Confluent Kafka

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Visionet Systems Inc. is seeking a highly skilled DevOps Architect with expertise in Confluent Kafka, AWS, and modern automation frameworks. The ideal candidate will lead the design, deployment, and optimization of large-scale, distributed event-streaming environments across on-premise and cloud infrastructures. Responsibilities • Design, deploy, and configure Confluent Kafka clusters, topics, partitions, replication strategies, and security configurations across on-prem and cloud environments (including Confluent Cloud) • Automate provisioning, deployment, scaling, and maintenance using tools such as Terraform, Chef, Ansible, CloudFormation, Jenkins, and other CI/CD technologies • Build automated, self-service capabilities for topic creation, schema governance, ACLs, and resource provisioning to streamline engineering workflows • Use Chef, Ansible, or similar tools to automate system configurations, application deployments, and middleware setups • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines integrating Kafka components and infrastructure changes using Jenkins, Git, and other DevOps toolchains • Perform root-cause analysis, optimize throughput, tune brokers/producers/consumers, and manage high-severity production incidents • Provide architectural leadership for event-driven solutions, real-time data processing, and streaming ecosystems across cloud and hybrid environments Skills • 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering roles • Hands-on expertise with Confluent Kafka (Cloud and On-Prem) • Strong proficiency in Terraform • Strong CI/CD experience with Jenkins, Git, and automated deployment pipelines • Experience managing and monitoring large-scale distributed systems • Strong understanding of event-driven architecture, data streaming patterns, and real-time integration • Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to collaborate across teams • Advanced knowledge of AWS (VPC, IAM, Networking, Security, EKS nice to have) Company Overview • Visionet is a premier digital technology solutions company built on the premise of disruptive innovation. It was founded in 1988, and is headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Visionet Systems Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 116 in 2025, 68 in 2024, 78 in 2023, 162 in 2022, 75 in 2021, 96 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job