Mohisin Abbas Mohammed
Solutions Architect / Data Engineer
Dallas,TX
Summary
Seasoned Solutions Architect/Data Engineer with over 17 years of expertise in designing, developing, and optimizing real-time data streaming platforms using Apache Kafka and the Confluent ecosystem. Proficient in crafting scalable, secure, cloud-native architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Demonstrated hands-on proficiency in Java, Confluent Cloud, Kafka Connect, RBAC, PrivateLink, Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. Proven track record of delivering high-throughput, low-latency pipelines and enterprise-grade event-driven solutions. Certified in Confluent Cloud and Databricks for top-notch performance and innovation.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Solutions Architect/Engineer
Confluent
05.2022 - Current
- Designed, built, and supported highly available, secure Confluent Kafka clusters across industries to power middleware platforms.
- Expert in Kafka security configuration, including mTLS, LDAP, SASL/SSL-PLAIN; implemented authorization via OAuth2, ACLs, and role bindings.
- Built multi-region and multi-datacenter Kafka architectures using Cluster Linking and Replicator to ensure high availability and disaster recovery.
- Deployed Confluent Platform in hybrid environments, on-premises and cloud, using Kubernetes (AWS EKS, GCP GKE, Azure AKS, Tanzu, OpenShift) via Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK), with log placement strategies and replication listener configurations.
- Experience with networking components, including Ingress Controllers, static host-based routing, and Load Balancers.
- Automated deployments using Terraform and Ansible; built reusable Terraform modules for managing RBAC, service accounts, API keys, and cloud integrations.
- Integrated Kafka with enterprise identity providers, including custom OAuth libraries for Kafka and Schema Registry; integrated Azure AD, and Google Secret Manager for secure authentication and secret handling.
- Migrated Kafka connectors to Confluent Cloud’s fully managed connectors, improving availability, and reducing operational complexity.
- Worked extensively with Kafka source and sink connectors, such as S3, BigQuery, MongoDB, and DynamoDB.
- Designed and implemented disaster recovery and cross-region architectures using AWS Transit Gateway and PrivateLink.
- Set up CI/CD workflows using GitLab pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
- Monitored Kafka using Prometheus, Grafana, and Dynatrace; configured Kafka JMX metrics for observability.
Lead Software Engineer
PNC Bank
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Built a web-based loan forgiveness portal using Java Spring Boot and Oracle SQL.
- Developed Doc AI and Virtual Assistant applications with Spring Boot microservices.
- Designed, coded, tested, debugged and documented programs using agile development practices.
Lead Java Consultant
Humana Inc.
01.2011 - 02.2020
- Developed RESTful web services for patient and order management on GCP App Engine.
- Built and enhanced Kafka pipelines using AVRO format for message serialization.
- Processed FHIR (JSON) claims data via REST, and persisted it into MongoDB.
Software Engineer
Cognizant (AstraZeneca)
11.2007 - 01.2011
- Developed web applications using Java, JSP, Struts, JDBC, SQL, on the WebLogic server.
- Managed critical incident fixes, change orders, and created test cases.
- Delivered ad hoc SQL reports for incident resolution.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications
Osmania University
Hyderabad, India04.2007
Skills
Streaming & Messaging: Apache Kafka, Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, KSQLDB, Schema Registry, PySpark, Databricks
Cloud Platforms: AWS (EKS, EC2, VPC), Azure (AKS), GCP (GKE), Private Networking
DevOps & Infra as Code: Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Helm, Docker, Jenkins
Security & Governance: RBAC, OAuth2, LDAP, PrivateLink, Network Policies
Orchestration & Containers: Kubernetes, Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK), Helm
undefinedCertification
Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka – 2023
Timeline
Solutions Architect/Engineer
Confluent
05.2022 - Current
Lead Software Engineer
PNC Bank
02.2020 - 12.2021
Lead Java Consultant
Humana Inc.
01.2011 - 02.2020
Software Engineer
Cognizant (AstraZeneca)
11.2007 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communications
Osmania University
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