Senior DevOps/Cloud Engineer

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 monolith onto a modern, distributed cloud platform. 

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) 
• Implementation of 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 based Messaging Platform and the underlying cloud infrastructure
• Deploy and manage supporting functionalities for a Kafka based solution (e.g. Schema Registry, Observability tools, etc.)
• 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. 

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience 
• Experience in building and managing a suitable cloud environments (AWS preferably) incl. experience with IaC tools (Terraform is a must) for managing complex cloud infrastructure
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in implementing and operating Apache Kafka solution. Background in implementing and maintaining Kafka solutions on a scalable cloud infrastructure, including automation and orchestration is a plus
• Knowledge and experience in using relevant strategies and components from Apache Kafka ecosystem such as Brokers, Zookeeper/KRaft, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, etc.
• Experience in scripting languages for automating infrastructure deployments and maintenance.  Basic experience in a Java/Python development
• Familiarity with authentication (SASL, OAuth), authorization, and encryption techniques
• Experience in implementing monitoring and observability solutions e.g., OpenTelemetry, Grafana Stack, DataDog, etc.
• Experience in using Git for version control
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices using tools such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline
• Open mindset for constant learning new technologies as well as exploring new responsibilities
• Willingness to participate in on-call duty on a temporary basis (as a backup for the support team)
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field or otherwise proven experience in software engineering
• Very good English skills
• 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