Sr. Kafka Admin/Platform Engineer

Overview

On Site
$50 - $60
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 8 Month(s)

Skills

kafka
cluster

Job Details

Role: Sr. Kafka Admin/Platform Engineer

Type: Long Term Contract

Contract Type: W2 OR 1099

Work Location: New York City, NY (100% ONSITE-3 Days Hybrid) NO REMOTE

Job Responsibilities:

  • Setup new Confluent Kafka platform.
  • Upgrade and maintain existing platform to approved version in the organization.
  • Implement security best practices for Kafka cluster.
  • Maintain & tune Kafka cluster for scalability and performance.
  • Understanding of Kafka Brokers.
  • Understanding of Kafka client (Producer and consumer) concepts.
  • Collaborate among development teams, product Managers, operations teams and architecture groups.
  • Ability to install and configure Kafka On-prem (must) and Confluent Cloud (good to have).
  • Good scripting and automation skills.
  • Observability skills to monitor tools/infrastructure (good to have).