Kafka Administrator

Company Description

Founded in 2015, **BPCE Infogérance & Technologies** is a subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, dedicated to **Infrastructures**, **End-User Environment**, **Security** and **Production**. Driven by **growth**, **expertise**, **transformation** and **agility**, this project embraces an international mindset and a diverse skill set. You’ll find yourself in a **dynamic and enriching workplace** or, as we like to name it, a real **tech playground**, where you’ll be able to explore a huge tech stack.

**Job Description**:
This team works on a mostly 60/40 ratio between MCO and projects.

As a Kafka administrator in this team, you will maintain and transform the Kafka clusters and offers for the BPCE-IT group as a whole, and ensure that these transformations match the objectives of the group. You will also provide support, provide technical expertise to business projects, design and build large scale Kafka infrastructure, conceive Kafka subscriptions on the company’s internal cloud, implement automation, self-service and access security as well as API-driven management on these services.

As part of the Messaging team you will also acquire skills in the other messaging services (including IBM MQ).

As a Kafka administrator, you will join a team of 6 technical experts to maintain and transform the BPCE group’s messaging offers and backbones.

In addition to Kafka and IBM MQ, you will manage and plan the transformation of other products, including IBM Transformation Extender (a real-time enterprise integration service) and active MQ.

Support on all these products and offers are level 3 of service, and include on-duty shifts.

Missions:

- Provide support for production teams using Kafka services
- Participate to the transfer of the Kafka operational activity between the French legacy messaging team and Porto messaging team
- Ensure the state-of-the-art exploitation of Kafka infrastructures and offers
- Implement the transformation of Kafka infrastructures and offers towards increased automation and self-service
- Improve the resiliency, security, and recovery ability, and ensure that the services are refreshed on a regular basis, and kept up-to-date

**Qualifications**:
**What we’re looking for**:
**Qualifications and Hard Skills**:

- Confirmed knowledge of Kafka infrastructures’ administration (CCAAK or CCOAK certification will be a plus)
- Basic shell knowledge in Linux
- Elementary knowledge of network management concepts under Linux
- The knowledge of Python will be a plus
- Learn to know all the information systems of the group's entities
- On
- call required

**Soft Skills**:

- Good knowledge of English (minimum B2 level mandatory);
- Good knowledge of French - C2 level;
- Good communication skills;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Good troubleshoot skills.

Additional Information

At Natixis, we are committed to fostering a working environment where each and every one of our people is treated with dignity and respect and where every voice is heard. Our differences make us collectively stronger and are a source of fulfilment, innovation and performance.

**Few other things you should know**:
This career opportunity is based in Porto, right in the heart of the city, and offers a hybrid working model.

Last but not least, we invite you to discover what a day in your like could look like:
Early morning. Campo 24 de Agosto. In 4 minutes, you are clocking in at the office. Start your day having breakfast with the Team and grab fresh fruit on the way to your seat, in one of Porto’s most typical neighborhoods. This Purple Day is going to be a busy one: daily meeting ensuring all team members are on the same page regarding work status, priorities and blockers, language class and, just after, a Talent Management meeting with your manager, discussing your career path.

Lunch break. Today, your Team is onboarding newcomers, but also welcoming French colleagues: the perfect excuse to walk downtown and bond over a francesinha. When returning, inhale nature and peace of mind in Natixis Urban Garden (look at the crops; ready to harvest).

Back inside. Brainstorming session on a new, exciting project in our disruptive and immersive Manaus Village. The afternoon went flying (tasks, meetings, some jokes with your teammates). End it on a high note: celebrating cultural diversity with a Diwali, the Indian festival of lights.

Tomorrow, you attend a conference led by influential speakers in your industry and, the day after, you will work from home, benefitting from some focus time to complete that report and soft skills course on LinkedIn Learning. Once you are done with your work for the day, strike the right note playing with Natixis band or be part of a board games session. If that is too steady for you, meet your colleagues to catch some waves or sail the Douro river during golden hour.