Cloud Platform Engineer / Kafka Engineer
Cloud Platform Engineer / Kafka Engineer Location: Boston, MA or Remote Work Arrangement: Remote Permitted Pay Rate: $58–$64/hour Experience: 6+ Years Industry: Healthcare / Pharmacy Benefit Management, PBM Travel: Occasional travel may be required, approved travel expenses covered Build the Cloud Platform Behind a Major Healthcare Transformation We are seeking an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer / Kafka Engineer to support a large-scale, multi-year healthcare platform transformation. This role will focus on building, configuring, and supporting a modern cloud platform environment, with significant emphasis on Apache Kafka, Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platform Service Design, and Cloud Platform Architecture. The ideal candidate is not simply a general software engineer. We are looking for a hands-on platform and cloud infrastructure engineer who has deep Kafka expertise and experience designing, building, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise cloud environments. Critical Experience Requirements - Candidates must demonstrate 6+ years of experience with the following core technologies and disciplines: - Apache Kafka - Azure DevOps - Cloud Infrastructure - Cloud Platform Service Design - Cloud Platform Architecture - Healthcare industry experience is required - Required technical experience should be clearly demonstrated within your professional work history and project descriptions, not simply listed within a Skills section What You'll Do - Install, configure, maintain, and support Apache Kafka solutions within Azure environments - Design, build, configure, and support enterprise cloud platform infrastructure - Participate in Cloud Platform Service Design and implementation - Apply Cloud Platform Architecture principles to scalable enterprise solutions - Configure and maintain Azure DevOps environments and processes - Support cloud infrastructure configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting - Troubleshoot complex Kafka, Azure, cloud platform, and infrastructure issues - Support system configuration across complex enterprise environments - Collaborate with architecture, engineering, application, infrastructure, and business teams - Support cloud migration, platform modernization, and transformation initiatives - Help transition existing healthcare capabilities to a modern cloud-native platform - Support complex integration environments spanning multiple functional workstreams - Participate in platform design and technical decisions throughout the transformation lifecycle Required Qualifications - 6+ years of Apache Kafka experience - 6+ years of Azure DevOps experience - 6+ years of Cloud Infrastructure experience - 6+ years of Cloud Platform Service Design experience - 6+ years of Cloud Platform Architecture experience - Professional degree required - Hands-on experience installing and configuring Kafka - Strong Kafka administration, support, and troubleshooting experience - Experience deploying or supporting Kafka within Azure - Strong Microsoft Azure cloud experience - Experience designing and building enterprise cloud platforms - Experience with cloud platform configuration and implementation - Strong system configuration and troubleshooting capabilities - Experience supporting complex enterprise technology environments - Healthcare industry experience required - Strong communication, analytical, and cross-functional collaboration skills Kafka Expertise We are particularly interested in engineers with deep, hands-on Apache Kafka experience. Your background should demonstrate experience with areas such as: - Kafka Installation - Kafka Configuration - Kafka Administration - Kafka Support - Kafka Troubleshooting - Kafka in Azure - Enterprise Messaging - Cloud Integration Candidates should be prepared to discuss how they have personally designed, configured, implemented, supported, or troubleshot Kafka environments. Cloud Platform & Azure Expertise Strong candidates will also have substantial experience with: - Microsoft Azure - Azure DevOps - Cloud Infrastructure - Cloud Platform Engineering - Cloud Platform Architecture - Cloud Platform Service Design - Cloud Configuration - Platform Implementation Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformations, migrations, modernization initiatives, or enterprise re-platforming efforts is highly desirable Healthcare Experience Required Candidates must have professional experience within the healthcare industry. Experience supporting Pharmacy Benefit Management, PBM, pharmacy platforms, healthcare benefits, health insurance, payer environments, or large healthcare technology transformations is particularly relevant About the Project You will support a major, multi-year initiative focused on developing a new cloud-native Pharmacy Benefit Management platform while migrating and re-implementing existing PBM capabilities and client business. The transformation spans approximately 16 functional workstreams, creating a complex environment involving platform engineering, capability development, integration, cloud transformation, and enterprise modernization Who Will Stand Out? Our strongest candidates will have a combination of: - Apache Kafka + Azure