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Solution Architect
Senior Solution Architect
Ukraine
Remote
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Drivers of change, it’s your time to pave new ways. Intellias, a leading software provider in the automotive industry, invites you to develop the future of driving. Join the team and create products used by 2 billion people in the world.
What project we have for you
For decades we are champions of the mobility industry. With our smart mobility solutions, we connect businesses and lives across Europe. Our fuel cards, tolls, and refund secure mobile solutions are working on the base of Europe’s biggest station network. We enable true borderless logistics and transportation, payment, and fleet management solutions.
Now we are progressing to the next level: in times of digitization and climate change, our company aims to continue its tradition as the one mobility service provider that keeps its customers driving.
Become part of a dedicated and professional team that helps shape commercial mobility throughout Europe.
What you will do
The role focuses on designing, implementing, and operating enterprise-grade event streaming and (near) real-time integrations based on Apache Kafka, enabling scalable and reusable integration capabilities across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Platform & Architecture
- Design and implement event-driven integration solutions using Apache/Confluent Kafka
- Define and extend integration patterns for enterprise-wide principles for event based / steaming integration
- Collaborate with solution architects, product teams, and stakeholders to design scalable integration solutions and support the implementation of those
- Together with the DevOps team, ensure a highly scalable and high available platform, with necessary observability and enable product teams to deploy their artifacts (Topics, service accounts and potentially Connect Connectors) via self service
- Contribute to the evolution of customer’s integration and streaming architecture landscape
2. Kafka Platform Engineering
- Operate Kafka clusters together with DevOps team applying platform engineering best practices
- Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of the Kafka platform
- Continuously improve and scale the platform to meet enterprise demands
3. Integration Enablement
- Define and promote integration pattern and best practices for event-driven integration
- Support development teams in implementing Kafka producers and consumers
- Ensure consistent data exchange patterns, schema management, and event design
4. Operations & Governance
- Together with DevOps Team, ensure stable operation of the Kafka platform, including monitoring and KPI tracking
- Implement security, compliance, and data governance standards for the Kafka Platform
- Establish operational processes (incident handling, performance tuning, capacity planning)
5. Stakeholder & Strategic Contribution
- Act as subject matter expert for Kafka and streaming technologies
- Evaluate all new streaming related offerings, optionally via Proof of concept
- Align Kafka usage and integration strategy with business and IT stakeholders
- Support adoption of event-driven integration
What you need for this
- 5–8+ years relevant experience
- Proven experience working with Kafka in enterprise environments
- Experience in distributed, cross-functional setups (internal + external partners)
Technical requirements:
1. Core Kafka & Integration Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (cluster setup, partitioning, replication, topic design)
- Deep understanding of: event-driven architecture, real-time data streaming, integration patterns (pub/sub, event sourcing, CQRS)
- Experience with Kafka ecosystem: Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, Schema Registry (e.g., Confluent)
2. DevOps & Platform Engineering
- Experience with: CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Azure DevOps, etc.), infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform)
Knowledge in monitoring & observability (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
3. Cloud & Enterprise Integration
- Experience with cloud platforms (preferably Azure)
- Familiarity with hybrid integration landscapes (APIs, messaging, legacy systems)
- Understanding of enterprise integration frameworks and platform concepts
4. Security & Compliance
- Knowledge of Kafka security (ACLs, encryption, authentication)
- Experience with secure data streaming and compliance requirements
Soft Skills:
Strong communication skills
Structured, solution-oriented mindset
High ownership and accountability
Nice-to-Have:
Experience with Confluent Platform or managed Kafka services
Knowledge of real-time business use cases (e.g., payments, telemetry, analytics)
Experience in platform modernization or integration transformation
Experience with Docker & Kubernetes
What it’s like to work at Intellias
At Intellias, where technology takes center stage, people always come before processes. By creating a comfortable atmosphere in our team, we empower individuals to unlock their true potential and achieve extraordinary results. That’s why we offer a range of benefits that support your well-being and charge your professional growth.
We are committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We welcome and celebrate the uniqueness of every individual. Join Intellias for a career where your perspectives and contributions are vital to our shared success.
Skills
Azure
CI/CD
Kaffka
