Job Description
Become a member of
Hapag-Lloyd IT Team “Central Messaging Platform” located in Gdansk. The team's focus will be on providing a central event/message HUB based on a Kafka solution. This solution will become the internal messaging backbone of the
Hapag-Lloyd Freight Information System (FIS).
You will work together with colleagues in the IT in Hamburg, Gdansk and Chennai. The FIS development Teams in Hamburg and Gdansk are currently considerably ramping up based on our mission to migrate the FIS application from the mainframe onto a modern cloud platform.
The "Freight Information System" is today and in the future the core application to manage the business of Hapag-Lloyd worldwide.
Responsibilities
The new Central Messaging Platform team is responsible for building and operating a central event/messaging platform based on Apache Kafka. This will include several tasks:
- Design and build a robust and scalable Central Messaging Platform based on Apache Kafka aligned with our enterprise architecture to meet the organization's evolving needs.
- Deployment and administration of a cloud-based infrastructure for the Messaging Platform.
- Implementation and integration of deployment strategies (e.g. development of CI/CD pipelines)
- Implement resilience and disaster recovery strategies and capabilities.
- Deployment or development of solutions for comprehensive monitoring of the Kafka solution.
- Operation and optimization of the Kafka Messaging Platform and the underlying cloud infrastructure.
- Deploy and manage supporting functionality for a Kafka solution (e.g. Kafka-tools, schema registry, …).
- Handling possible incidents and problems at an expert level to guarantee stable operation.
- Consultation and collaboration with FIS product teams on best-practice in use and seamless integration of the platform.
- Provide and implement comprehensive tools and documentation for supporting teams.
Do you find the tasks exciting, but maybe not all of them in the same way? Get in touch with us to shape your role in the new team.
Qualifications
- In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in implementing and operating Apache Kafka solution at an enterprise level.
- Experience in building and managing a suitable cloud environment, e.g. B. AWS EC2, Amazon MSK or a possible SaaS solution.
- Strong background in implementing and maintaining Kafka solutions on a scalable cloud infrastructure, including automation and orchestration.
- Knowledge and experience in using relevant strategies related to Apache Kafka such as Kafka-UI or Schema Registry.
- Experience in implementing monitoring and observability solutions e.g., Grafana, …
- Willingness to manage and operate Kafka clusters in a production environment 24/7.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field or otherwise proven experience in software engineering.
- We are an international company, so you should feel comfortable with communicating in English.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Nobody is perfect and we don't expect you to meet all our requirements. Let's talk about where you see your strengths and how you can bring them into our team.
About Us
With a fleet of 264 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.0 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,500 employees and 400 offices in 135 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 2.9 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 113 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports across the world. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India, and North Africa. The roughly 2,600 employees assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment handle terminal-related activities and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations.
About The Team
Knowledge Center in Gdansk
One of the goals of Hapag-Lloyd strategy, is to become more agile in the way we work and to create an environment in which we can make faster and innovative decisions. Knowledge Center in Gdansk enables the further accelerated growth, especially in the area of developing innovative digital solutions, agility and business centricity. To learn more, please check our website - https://knowledgecenter.pl/
We offer:
- Private medical care (Saltus)
- Gym card (Multisport)
- Attractive annual bonus up to 22,5%! (depending on company performance results)
- Group life insurance and employee capital plan (PPK)
- Cafeteria benefit system (cinema tickets, vouchers etc.)
- Focus on healthy lifestyle (fruit days, bike competitions, football trainings)
- Charity and volunteer initiatives
- Modern and well-connected office (Alchemia complex in Gdańsk Oliwa)
- Relocation support (financial support, covering immigration process for non-Polish citizens)
- Internal learning management system
- Development budget (sharing the costs of certifications and conferences/ IT events)
- Flexible working hours and home office possibility (hybrid work model)
