Technical Instructor - Data Streaming

Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote Salary: [Salary information not provided]

Position Overview

Confluent is seeking a highly skilled and engaging Technical Instructor to deliver world-class instructor-led training (ILT) on Apache Kafka and Confluent products to our Global System Integrator (GSI) partner ecosystem in the Asia Pacific region. This role will focus on partners such as Accenture and TCS in India. As a member of the Global Partner Enablement team, you will empower partners to successfully deploy and optimize Kafka-based Confluent solutions. The ideal candidate is an expert in Kafka and Confluent technologies, an exceptional communicator, and a passionate teacher dedicated to driving technical excellence within the partner community. This role will serve as the primary Confluent enablement advocate within TCS and Accenture, supporting their L&D teams to drive awareness and adoption across business groups, practices, and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality instructor-led training sessions (virtual and in person), and facilitate hands-on labs and exercises to rapidly increase our Asia Pacific GSI talent pool and certifications, with a concentration on Accenture and TCS.
• Organize and deliver technical content focused on Kafka fundamentals, Confluent Cloud, and Confluent Platform, including real-world applications, advanced configurations, and performance optimization.
• Foster strong GSI partner relationships, prioritize impactful training, align programs with client needs, and shape a strategic, results-driven training plan.
• Collect feedback from training participants to continuously improve course materials and delivery techniques.
• Collaborate with the curriculum development team to update content, ensuring alignment with the latest Kafka and Confluent product updates.
• Stay current with Apache Kafka, Confluent’s products, and emerging trends in distributed data streaming.
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases by documenting best practices, FAQs, and common technical challenges encountered by partners.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including Product, Engineering, and Partner Solutions Architects, to ensure training content reflects the latest technical developments.
• Represent Confluent at partner training events, technical workshops, and conferences across Asia Pacific, as needed.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in a technical trainer, sales engineer, professional services consultant, or equivalent technical position.
• Expertise in Apache Kafka and familiarity with Confluent products, including core concepts like producers, consumers, Kafka Streams, and connectors.
• Proven experience delivering technical training or presentations to diverse audiences (developers, architects, and IT professionals).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, real-time data streaming, and event-driven architectures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in an accessible way.
• Experience with designing and implementing strategic training and enablement plans with a well-defined Point of View.
• Proficient in at least one programming language, preferably Java.
• Familiarity with tools and technologies used in hands-on labs (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experienced with virtual classroom training tools, such as Zoom.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.
• Previous experience [Experience details not provided].

Company Information

We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.

It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.

One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.

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