Kafka Engineer -W2 only

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

EC2
S3
IAM
Lambda
RDS
VPC
EKS
Python
Shell

Job Details

Required Technical Skills:

Kafka/Confluent:

  • 3+ years with Confluent Kafka / Confluent Cloud

  • Hands-on with Kafka Brokers, Connect, KSQL, KStreams, and Schema Registry

AWS (3+ years):

  • Experience with core AWS services: EC2, S3, IAM, Lambda, RDS, VPC, EKS

  • AWS CLI and automation experience

Infrastructure & Automation:

  • Terraform, Ansible for infrastructure provisioning

  • Strong scripting skills in Python and Shell

Containers & Linux:

  • Hands-on with Kubernetes and Docker for microservices

  • Solid Linux fundamentals, performance tuning, and monitoring

Monitoring & Observability:

  • Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, or similar tools


Preferred Certifications:

  • Confluent Certified Developer/Administrator

  • CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) or CKAD (Application Developer)

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