Overview
On Site
USD 45.00 - 65.00 per hour
Contract - Independent
Skills
Performance Management
Preventive Maintenance
Project Management
Messaging
Real-time
Data Flow
Financial Software
Fraud
Migration
Management
Backup
Recovery
Scripting
Automated Testing
Dashboard
Reporting
Collaboration
Network
Optimization
Forecasting
Computer Science
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Finance
Banking
Java
Scala
Python
Apache Avro
Streaming
Docker
Kubernetes
Kerberos
SSL
Sarbanes-Oxley
PCI DSS
Regulatory Compliance
Apache Kafka
Amazon Web Services
Remote Desktop Services
Amazon RDS
Amazon EC2
Computer Networking
Terraform
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Grafana
DevSecOps
Information Security Governance
Technical Writing
Communication
Cloud Computing
Capacity Management
Privacy
Marketing
Job Details
Location: The Colony, TX
Salary: $45.00 USD Hourly - $65.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Job Title: Kafka Platform Engineer
Fully Remote
Employment Type: Contract to Hire
Work Schedule: Full time EST hours 9 AM to 5 PM
Job Overview Client is seeking a Kafka Platform Engineer to design implement and support scalable secure messaging pipelines using Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud This role enables real time data flows across financial systems including credit loan applications and fraud detection The engineer will support migration from on premises to AWS optimize infrastructure and ensure seamless integration
Responsibilities
Infrastructure and Cloud Operations
Automation and CI CD
Monitoring and Observability
Cross Team Collaboration
Capacity Planning and Optimization
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications Preferred but Not Required
Skills
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Salary: $45.00 USD Hourly - $65.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Job Title: Kafka Platform Engineer
Fully Remote
Employment Type: Contract to Hire
Work Schedule: Full time EST hours 9 AM to 5 PM
Job Overview Client is seeking a Kafka Platform Engineer to design implement and support scalable secure messaging pipelines using Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud This role enables real time data flows across financial systems including credit loan applications and fraud detection The engineer will support migration from on premises to AWS optimize infrastructure and ensure seamless integration
Responsibilities
Infrastructure and Cloud Operations
- Monitor and optimize AWS hosted services
- Manage user roles and permissions
- Maintain backup and recovery strategies
- Document system configurations for compliance
Automation and CI CD
- Develop scripts for automated deployments
- Integrate automated testing into pipelines
- Collaborate with developers for production readiness
- Improve deployment efficiency
Monitoring and Observability
- Configure tools like Prometheus Grafana Datadog
- Build dashboards and alerting systems
- Analyze performance trends and report findings
Cross Team Collaboration
- Facilitate meetings across development network and security teams
- Resolve conflicts and align priorities
- Track decisions and ensure timely execution
Capacity Planning and Optimization
- Forecast resource needs and scale infrastructure
- Optimize usage to reduce cost and waste
- Adjust plans based on business growth
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- Two or more years in platform engineering
- Two or more years working with cloud services and infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
- At least one platform certification AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform DevSecOps Apache Kafka
Preferred Qualifications
- Five or more years in cloud engineering
- Three or more years with Apache Kafka in regulated environments finance or banking preferred
- Strong understanding of Kafka internals and distributed systems
- Proficiency in Java Scala or Python
- Experience with Kafka Connect Schema Registry Avro Kafka Streams
- Familiarity with Docker Kubernetes CI CD pipelines
- Knowledge of Kafka security Kerberos SSL ACLs IAM integration
- Understanding of SOX PCI DSS GDPR compliance
Certifications Preferred but Not Required
- Confluent Certified Developer for Apache Kafka
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
- HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate
Skills
- Apache Kafka and Confluent Cloud
- AWS RDS Aurora EC2 IAM Networking
- Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
- CI CD and GitOps
- Monitoring Tools Prometheus Grafana Datadog
- DevSecOps and Security Governance
- Technical Documentation and Communication
- Cloud Deployment and Capacity Planning
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Contact:
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