Justin Manchester
Principal Solutions Architect Data Streaming Strategist
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolJustin Manchester is a Principal Solutions Architect and data streaming strategist with over a decade of experience building and scaling real-time data planes for global enterprises. An early Confluent engineer (#47), he architected the CP-Ansible deployment framework and helped establish EMEA support, making him a practical expert in production-grade Kafka operations. He combines deep-tier engineering—JVM tuning, TLS/Kerberos security, Apache Kafka and Pinot—with strategic technical account leadership to drive resilient, automated data platforms. Justin has led high-stakes migrations and performance engineering for Fortune 500 customers, and his open-source contributions to Confluent’s Ansible docs reflect a pragmatic focus on operability and security. Now based in Melbourne, he advises organisations on data cloud scale and governance while continuing to bridge product roadmaps with field-driven requirements. Colleagues rely on him for rare blend of hands-on troubleshooting skills and long-term architectural vision.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Computer Programming Analysis, Diploma, Computer Programming Analysis at Lambton CollegeBachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Bachelor's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Baker College of Flint
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Github Skills (9)
confluent10
documentation10
markdown-it9
markdown9
ansible-galaxy8
ansible8
yaml7
ssl6
kerberos5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
confluentinc/cp-ansible
Jun 2019 - Mar 2022
Ansible playbooks for the Confluent Platform
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:379 reviews, 1297 commits, 305 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Justin's commits primarily focus on modifying and expanding the documentation for the Confluent Platform Ansible playbooks. The contributions include clarifying the available configuration options for various security modes, adding details on how to use different playbooks (e.g., for Kerberos, custom SSL certificates), and providing troubleshooting steps. Furthermore, the user corrected formatting and spelling issues throughout the documentation.
schema-registryksqlconfluent-cloudansiblerest-proxy
JumaX/laptop_staging
Sep 2016 - Feb 2020
An Ansible script to deploy personal settings and packages OS X based machine.
Contributions:8 PRs, 13 pushes, 9 branches in 3 years 5 months
macosansibleos-xsettings
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