Overview
Hybrid
$60 - $65
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Kubernetes
Amazon EKS
Apache Kafka
Workflow
Conflict Resolution
Amazon Web Services
Infrastructure
Job Details
Top 3 Skills:
AWS Hybrid Cloud Environments
Kubernetes (Amazon EKS, OpenShift)
Kafka (AWS MSK - Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka)
Looking for roughly 7+ years of experience with these tools/skills
Job Description:
We are seeking a Platform Engineer with a strong infrastructure foundation and deep expertise in Apache Kafka to join our growing engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in modernization efforts and enjoys architecting scalable, high-availability platforms across cloud and on-prem environments. If you're proactive, collaborative, and passionate about driving platform transformation, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Architect, deploy, and support scalable Kafka solutions with a focus on performance, reliability, and security
- Manage and optimize AWS Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (MSK) environments
- Contribute to cloud modernization initiatives and infrastructure transformation projects
- Design and maintain high-availability network and application hosting environments across AWS, hybrid cloud, and on-prem data centers
- Build automation workflows and tools to streamline application deployment and infrastructure management
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide technical guidance to leadership on architecture and platform improvements
- Support containerized workloads using Kubernetes (including OpenShift or EKS)
- Operate autonomously while also contributing effectively in a team-oriented, Agile environment
Requirements
- Strong background in infrastructure engineering and systems architecture
- Proven experience with Kafka, including architecture, tuning, and operations in production environments
- Hands-on experience with AWS MSK
- Deep knowledge of Kubernetes, container orchestration, and application automation tools
- Experience with high-availability and distributed systems
- Familiarity with hybrid environments (on-prem and cloud)
- Comfortable proposing architectural enhancements and advocating for modernization strategies
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills
- Ability to work onsite in Las Vegas preferred; remote candidates from Dallas, TX considered
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