Job description
Some careers have more impact than others.
If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Consultant Specialist.
Business: CTO Data Technology
Principal responsibilities
• Manage and optimize Kubernetes-based infrastructure, supporting Pega CDH, including external components, ensuring seamless integration and operational efficiency in cloud-native environments.
• Lead or support the migration of MQ systems to Kafka, ensuring seamless transition, minimal downtime, and optimized performance
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across Kubernetes clusters, cloud services, and data pipelines, ensuring optimal resource utilization.
• Optimize Kubernetes configurations, cloud-native service performance, and data modeling for improved scalability and efficiency.
• Participate in capacity planning, disaster recovery design, and performance tuning for Kubernetes and cloud-native systems.
• Automate infrastructure operations using Kubernetes-native tools and industry best practices.
• Troubleshoot issues across the stack (storage, network, OS, application, etc.) and provide deep diagnostics.
• Maintain high standards of documentation and knowledge sharing within the team.
Requisitos
• 10+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Cassandra and Kafka in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of data replication, partitioning, schema design, and Kafka consumers/producers.
• Experience in cloud-native deployments, ideally on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Solid experience managing and deploying services using Kubernetes (GKE or equivalent).
• Experience with Elasticsearch – building and managing clusters, indexing strategies, and integration with data pipelines.
• Familiarity with Pega CDH and its external component ecosystem is a significant plus.
• Strong scripting or automation experience (e.g., Terraform, Helm, Ansible, Bash, Python).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a global, distributed team environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with observability tools such as AppDynamics, Prometheus, Grafana, or GCP Operations Suite.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of data governance, privacy, and compliance in financial or regulated environments.
If you are a passionate data engineer with expertise in ETL processes and a desire to make a significant impact within our organization, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.
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