Lead Kafka Engineer

Job Title - Lead Kafka Engineer Contract Duration - 12+ Month s Onsite - Monday to Frid ay Location - Austin ,TX Note - This is a W-2 position, and we welcome candidates requiring H-1B transfer sponsorship to apply. No third-party ven dors.W2 Benefits - Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision), Employee 401 k Contributions, HSA and other Bene fits. Key Responsibi • litiesDesign and develop real-time transaction processing systems with end-to-end latency requirements below 300 millise • conds.Build highly resilient and scalable architectures capable of enriching transactions from approximately 10+ on-premises and cloud-based data so • urces.Develop and maintain event-driven streaming solutions • using:Apache • KafkaApache • FlinkKong API G • atewayBuild and support real-time integrations • using:AW • S GlueAWS • LambdaAmazon Event • BridgeHVR (Five Tra • n HVR)Design, build, and consume high-performance REST APIs using .NET/.NET • Core.Implement resilient messaging, event processing, monitoring, and fault-tolerant pat • terns.Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure scalability and reliab • ility.Optimize system performance to meet stringent SLAs and low-latency require m ents. Required Technical SkillsReal-Time Proc • essingProven experience building real-time distributed sy • stems.Demonstrated experience delivering transaction round-trip times under 300 millise • conds.Experience enriching transactions using multiple internal and external data so urces.Streaming & Mes • sagingApache • KafkaTopic • designConsumer • groupsStream proc • essingCustom Kafka business • logicApache • FlinkStateful stream proc • essingEvent-time proc • essingWin • dowingLow-latency data pip elinesAPI & Integration Techno • logiesKong API G • atewayRES • T APIsMicroservices Archit • ecture.NET / .NET Cor e / C#AWS Techno • logiesAW • S GlueAWS • LambdaAmazon Event • BridgeCloud-native event-driven archite • cturesIntegration between on-premises and cloud pla tformsData Replication & Integ • rationHVR (High Volume Replication/Fivetra • n HVR)Real-time data synchronization and replication stra tegiesSecurity & Network Intelligence Requir ementsThe candidate should possess experien • ce in:IP reputation and risk an • alysisIdentifying and classifying traffic originating • from:TOR ne • tworksProxy s • erversVPN se • rvicesFraud detection or cybersecurity-related enrichment se • rvicesIntegration of threat intelligence and geolocation services into transaction wor k flows Preferred Qualific • ationsExperience in payments, fintech, banking, fraud prevention, or risk management sy • stems.Experience operating systems with high transaction volumes and strict SLA require • ments.Strong understanding of resiliency patterns, fault tolerance, and distributed architec • tures.Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and performance tuning