Platform Engineer - strong Kafka (with BFSI) :: NYC :: Onsite

Hi,

Title: Platform Engineer strong Kafka (BFSI Industry exp)

Location: NYC, NY (Day 1 onsite)

Mandatory: L1 (Virtual) / L2 (Virtual) / L3 (F2F in any nearby Mphasis Office)

Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters in a highly available environment.
• Perform Kafka upgrades and patching ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transitions.
• Administer security protocols and access controls to protect the platform.
• Monitor cluster health and performance using our established monitoring stack(Prometheus, Grafana)
• Troubleshoot and resolve cluster-related incidents such as broker outages, replication lag.
• Develop and enhance automation scripts to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual intervention.
• Assist with planning and managing cluster resources to support future growth.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information technology or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of Kafka administration experience, ideally with confluent platform.
• Demonstrated expertise in Kafka upgrades and production troubleshooting.
• Strong background in Linux system administration.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting for automation.
• Good understanding of Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability.
• Certification on Confluent Kafka is a plus.

Appreciate if you could let me know of any of your friends or colleagues who might be interested in the above-mentioned role at your earliest possible. Please feel free to email me should you need any further information.