Senior Kafka Administrator

Overview

Remote
$90 - $100
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Apache Spark
Digital
Kafka
SSL/TLS encryption
SASL
and Kerberos
Apache Kafka in a production environment
Zoo Keeper
Kafka Connect
Kafka Streams
Prometheus
Grafana
Data flow management
networking
distributed systems
Kafka Clusters

Job Details

Note; Candidate will be expected to work in the Eastern Time Zone. Candidate can live anywhere in the US.
No C2C for this role. Client will be paying the candidate directly.

Role Description:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in managing and administering Apache Kafka in a production environment.

Strong knowledge of Kafka architecture, including brokers, Zoo Keeper, Kafka Connect, and Kafka Streams.

Experience in high availability and disaster recovery configurations for Kafka clusters.

Experience with security best practices, including SSL/TLS encryption, SASL, and Kerberos.

Proficiency in monitoring Kafka with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or similar. Solid understanding of distributed systems, networking, and data flow management.

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
Competencies: Digital: Apache Spark, Digital: Kafka

Experience (Years): 8-10

Essential Skills: The ideal candidate will be responsible for configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Kafka clusters to ensure high availability, data integrity, and security. The Senior Kafka Administrator will implement industry s best practices for disaster recovery, monitoring, and securing Kafka environments. In this role, the candidate will also collaborate with development teams to ensure Kafka meets business requirements while optimizing performance, maintainability, reliability, and scalability. The duties of this position require a high level of technical expertise, particularly in ensuring the stability, security, and efficiency of Kafka environments. The candidate will be expected to implement strategies that maximize Kafka s performance and resilience, while maintaining established standards of quality, data encryption, and access control Kafka Cluster Configuration and Management High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)Backup and Restore Strategies Security and Encryption Monitoring and Optimization Maintenance and Troubleshooting Collaboration and Documentation
Desirable Skills: Kafka Cluster Configuration and Management High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)Backup and Restore Strategies Security and Encryption Monitoring and Optimization Maintenance and Troubleshooting Collaboration and Documentation

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