International business requires an international corporate philosophy. Are you open to new ideas and do you value cultural diversity? At Raiffeisen Bank International, we are pleased to have more than 16 million customers in 13 CEE countries. And our journey continues – with exciting new issues for us to tackle such as digitalisation and changing customer needs. Join us on our journey.

Apache Kafka Engineer (f/m/x)

In order to strengthen our real-time event streaming capabilities and know-how, we are looking for an ambitious Apache Kafka engineer. Our unit is responsible for innovations and operations of the group platforms for event streaming and data warehousing. These platforms are essential data ecosystem platforms for the data driven vision of our bank. ​
Although based in Vienna, you will have a strong CEE focus and interaction with clients in 13 countries as well as several branches.

What you can expect:

• Setup and operations of Kafka Cluster managed on-premise and/or in cloud-based environments (AWS, Confluent Cloud)
• Definition of topics using Schema Registry
• Implementation of custom Kafka consumers
• Configuration of topics, producers, consumers
• Implement stream processing using KSQL
• Maintaining Kafka security and encryption
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL database systems
• Knowledge of tools for containerization (e.g. Docker)
• Development experience with Java, REST APIs, microservices, message bus technologies
• Knowledge in CI/CD DevOps best practices and tools
• Experience working in an agile environment (Scrum)
• Define and drive the implementation of methodologies and new processes in accordance with the “big picture” of the group data architecture
• Participate and contribute in the international community of practice

What you bring to the table:

• Team player, intercultural skills, service orientation, high level of commitment and motivation
• Fluent knowledge of English
• result-oriented and structured way of working
• strong analytical skills, able to analyse and design complex data flows and business processes
• qualification to cover the above-mentioned responsibilities
• 2+ years of experience in the Kafka operated environments - preferable in financial services industry and 5+ year of Kafka experience

What we offer:

• You’ll work in an international team at a leading bank
• You’ll benefit from flexible working arrangements and determine your own work-life balance
• You’ll benefit from the very latest in tailored professional development
• You’ll earn an appropriate salary starting at EUR 46,500 gross p.a. excluding overtime

We are looking forward to receiving your online application! https://jobs.rbinternational.com