Kafka Architect

HMG America LLC is the best Business Solutions focused Information Technology Company with IT consulting and services, software and web development, staff augmentation and other professional services. One of our direct clients is looking for Kafka Architect in Bolingbrook, IL. Below is the detailed job description.

Job Title: Kafka Architect
Location: Bolingbrook, IL (Initial remote ok, but candidate should relocate within 1-2 month for an onsite work mode)
Duration: 6+ Month

Mandatory skill: Confluent Kafka, Advanced Knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink

Job Description:
Extensive experience architecting, implementing, and administering the Confluent Cloud Kafka platform in production environments.
Advanced knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink for real-time stream processing/analytics.
Proven proficiency in Kafka Connectors-from configuration to end-to-end integration in cloud environments.
Strong background in platform governance: schema registry, RBAC, audit logging, retention, and compliance.
Deep expertise with Terraform and the Confluent Terraform provider; Infrastructure-as-Code methodology and automation.
Practical experience designing and managing Harness CI/CD pipelines or other similar tools.
Advanced knowledge of Google Cloud Platform networking, including Private Service Connect (PSC), DNS, Firewalls and enterprise security.
Track record in implementing cloud-native monitoring and observability solutions; troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident response.
Thorough experience with Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA) strategies, backup/restore, and multi-region design.
Practical experience with cost optimization, resource monitoring, and right-sizing in Confluent Cloud.
Strong abilities in schema management, version compatibility, and data governance.
Demonstrated capability in capacity planning, partitioning, and scaling streaming architectures.
Experienced in Agile/DevOps methodologies.
Experience providing hands-on production support for mission-critical streaming platforms.
Experience in working with an offshore/on-site model. The position requires gathering requirements on-site, creating detailed design documents and coordinating with offshore for the development/delivery.