Overview
On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 1 Month(s)
Skills
Amazon Web Services
Apache Kafka
Apache ZooKeeper
Authentication
Authorization
Cloud Computing
Job Details
We are looking for a Kafka Administrator for our client in Atlanta, GA
Job Title: Kafka Administrator Job Location: Atlanta, GA Job Type: Contract Job Description:
Responsibilities:
- Install, configure, and manage Kafka clusters (on-prem/cloud).
- Monitor cluster health, performance, and resource utilization.
- Manage Kafka topics, partitions, replication, and retention policies.
- Monitor Kafka performance, availability, and capacity using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Confluent Control Center.
- Implement security controls (authentication, authorization, encryption).
- Implement security best practices including TLS, Kerberos, and RBAC.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kafka brokers, producers, and consumers.
- Collaborate with platform architects and developers to support real-time data use cases.
- Automate operational tasks using scripting and infrastructure-as-code tools
- Support upgrades, patching, and disaster recovery planning
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in software engineering,
- 3 5 years of experience in Kafka administration in enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of Kafka internals, Zookeeper, and Kafka Connect.
- Experience with Kafka in cloud-native environments (AWS MSK, Confluent Cloud, or self-managed on Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in Linux, shell scripting, and monitoring/logging tools.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
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