Kafka Platform Engineer

Wells Fargo Bank•Irving, TX

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a motivated Platform Engineer with foundational experience in Kafka and OpenShift (OCP) to support the design, deployment, and operation of enterprise event streaming platforms. The ideal candidate is eager to learn distributed systems, automation, and cloud-native technologies, and can collaborate effectively within engineering teams to deliver reliable and scalable Kafka solutions.

Requirements

2+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Good understanding of Apache Kafka concepts, including topics, partitions, producers, and consumers
Exposure to container platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift (OCP)
Familiarity with Linux systems, networking basics, and distributed system fundamentals
Basic knowledge of automation or scripting, such as Shell, Python, or similar tools
Understanding of CI/CD concepts and DevOps practices
Awareness of security fundamentals, including authentication, authorization, and encryption basics
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot issues with guidance
Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a team environment

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Confluent Platform or Kafka operator-based deployments
Familiarity with OpenShift/Kubernetes concepts such as pods, services, routes, and namespaces
Basic understanding of monitoring and observability tools (metrics, logs, alerts)
Exposure to event-driven architecture or streaming data pipelines.
Experience with Git, CI/CD tools, or automation frameworks
Interest in learning large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architectures

Responsibilities

Assist in building, deploying, and maintaining Confluent Kafka platforms on OpenShift (OCP) under guidance from senior engineers
Support the deployment and operation of Kafka components including brokers, KRaft controllers, Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect
Participate in platform upgrade and improvement activities, including patching, configuration updates, and performance tuning
Work with senior engineers to evaluate and integrate Kafka ecosystem tools and OCP-native capabilities
Contribute to automation efforts, including CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code templates for Kafka deployments
Assist in implementing high availability and resiliency patterns, including replication, failover configurations, and cluster linking
Follow established platform governance and standards, including naming conventions, topic management, and security best practices
Participate in incident response and troubleshooting, helping identify root causes and document resolutions
Learn and apply best practices for Kafka architecture and OCP deployment models, including networking, storage, and resource allocation
Support operational processes and controls, ensuring alignment with enterprise policies and procedures
Assist in monitoring and improving platform performance, capacity, and resource utilization
Collaborate with application teams to support Kafka onboarding and basic integration use cases
Work closely with internal teams (OCP, networking, security) and vendors to resolve issues and improve platform stability