K

Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer - Kafka, Kubernetes, and Data Pipelines

Germany
Visa Sponsorship Relocation
This Job is No Longer Active This position is no longer accepting applications
AI Summary

Own and operate Kaufland’s self-hosted Apache Kafka backbone, Debezium CDC pipelines, and Kubernetes-based data infrastructure. Drive automation, observability, and cost management while supporting triage and senior-level design reviews. Lead multi-quarter initiatives with a focus on scalability and reliability.

Key Highlights
End-to-end ownership of Apache Kafka, Schema Registry, and Debezium-based CDC pipelines
Hands-on Kubernetes operations for Navarch workflow orchestrator (~7,500 tasks/day)
Automate infrastructure, access management, and observability with a cost-conscious mindset

Looking to advance your Devops career with relocation support? Explore Devops Jobs with Relocation Packages that include comprehensive packages to help you move and settle in your new role.

Key Responsibilities
Run and own self-hosted Apache Kafka backbone and Schema Registry, including ACLs, client quotas, certificates, upgrades, and disaster recovery
Operate Debezium-based change data capture pipelines, managing connectors, snapshots, offsets, replica lag, and BigQuery sink loaders
Run workloads on Kubernetes, including Navarch workflow orchestrator, owning resource management, autoscaling, and debugging
Automate access management and infrastructure as code across self-hosted GitLab CI/CD pipelines
Own observability and infrastructure costs using Datadog, Slack-native alerting, and cost tracking for K8s, Kafka retention, and log volumes
Carry triage duties one week in three, handling ingestion requests, access requests, schema alerts, and supporting analysts
Act as a senior sparring partner, driving design reviews and multi-quarter initiatives alongside two senior data engineers
Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation (optional)
Technical Skills Required
Apache Kafka Kubernetes Python

Discover our full range of relocation jobs with comprehensive support packages to help you relocate and settle in your new location.

Benefits & Perks
Flexible remote work within Germany or on-site in Cologne, Darmstadt, Düsseldorf, or Berlin
Relocation package for international hires
30 days of vacation per year and sabbatical options

Interested in relocating to Germany? Check out our comprehensive Relocation Jobs in Germany page with detailed relocation packages and benefits.

Nice to Have
Object-oriented design and data modeling/dbt
BigQuery architecture expertise (access frameworks, partitioning, slot strategy)
Orchestration frameworks (Airflow, Dagster) or stream processing (Beam, Flink, Spark)
Internal automation tools (n8n, AI triage bots)
Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi, Helm, or other configuration management tools
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience

Job Description

Your tasks – this is what awaits you in detail
Want the full job description? Read the complete details on LinkedIn, the original posting.
Continue on LinkedIn

This is a short excerpt. All rights to the full description belong to its original publisher.

See Jaabz jobs first on Google 1 tap · free · in AI Overviews Jaabz is on your Google Manage Preferred Sources
Job Overview
Posted Aug 31, 2026
Employment Full-time
Experience Not Applicable
Location Germany
Category Devops
Keep exploring

Similar Jobs

Explore other opportunities that match your interests

Hidden company

Log in to see location

Premium

Site Reliability Engineer (Data Storage) - Platform Engineering

Log in free to see the details

Hidden company

Log in to see location

Premium

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Data Storage Team

Log in free to see the details

Career Resources & Guides

Latest guides related to this job: Visas, Work Permits & Legal Insights, Relocation Guides.

Browse all articles

Subscribe to our newsletter

New visa sponsorship, relocation and remote tech jobs, delivered to your inbox.