Overview
Hybrid(hybrid for 3 days onsite)
$90 - $105
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
kafka
solace
solace pubsub
python
shell
scripting
automation
ansible
middleware engineer
terraform
grafana
splunk
Job Details
Title: Kafka/Solace Engineer (P4)
Location: Iselin, NJ/Charlotte, NC/Chandler, AZ (hybrid for 3 days onsite)
Duration: 12 months contract
W2 Only, No C2C
In this role, you
- Manage and maintain Solace PubSub+ and Apache Kafka clusters across on-prem and cloud environments.
- Design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions using Solace redundancy groups and Kafka replication strategies.
- Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and throughput optimization for messaging workloads.
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of Middleware Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military service, or education.
- Deep expertise in Solace PubSub+ and Apache Kafka, including architecture, configuration, and operational management.
- Strong proficiency in scripting (Python, Shell) and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins).
- Experience with Linux/Unix environments and networking fundamentals.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Kafka Manager, and Solace Monitor.
- Knowledge of messaging security, RBAC, TLS, and compliance frameworks.
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