Platform Engineer with Kafka

NYC, NY, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago
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Skills

  • Platform Admin
  • Platform Engineer
  • Kafka Admin
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Kafka
  • Linux System Admin
  • Linux Administration
  • Apache Kafka
  • Scripting

Summary

Note: We don t want any SRE/ Operations /Developers purely looking for Platform Engineers who manage configure, Authentication, Authorizations, Admin tasks, Product Expansions dynamically based on Volumes.
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.
  • 5+ 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.
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  • Dice Id: 91097274
  • Position Id: 8905497
  • Posted 9 hours ago
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