Senior Kafka Solutions Architect ONSITE in Maryland

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Confluent
Kafka
Apache Flink
Kafka Connect
Python
Java
SpringBoot
event-driven microservices
domain-driven design (DDD).
DataLake
data mesh
Apache Pulsar
RabbitMQ
messaging systems
real-time analytics platforms
stream processing frameworks
Spark Streaming

Job Details

*** W2 Candidates Only*** Candidate must be on-site in Woodlawn, Maryland 5 days a week. Candidates must be within a commutable distance to Woodlawn, MD. Candidates must be able to pass a vigorous background check to obtain a security clearance.

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Vega Consulting Solutions is Hiring! We are staffing a Senior Kafka Solutions Architect for a long-term contract with our direct client.

This role will be instrumental in architecting scalable, high-throughput, and low-latency data pipelines that support real-time data processing across the organization. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Kafka, cloud platforms

Job Specs:

  • Architect and design end-to-end Kafka-based solutions on cloud platforms.
  • Develop and manage Kafka clusters in a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient manner.
  • Define best practices for Kafka topics, partitions, consumer groups, replication, and retention policies.
  • Ensure high availability and disaster recovery of Kafka environments.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, Cloud, Data Engineering, and Application teams to integrate Kafka with other cloud-native services.
  • Implement and manage Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL/ksqldb, and Kafka Streams as part of the data ecosystem.
  • Set up and monitor Kafka performance metrics, logging, and alerting tools.
  • Maintain Kafka security, including encryption, authentication, and access control (RBAC).
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and architects.
  • Create and maintain architecture documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks.
  • Stay up-to-date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and Kafka ecosystem updates.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • Confluent, Kafka, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect, Python, Java, and SpringBoot
  • 7+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution design.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in a production environment.
  • Confluent Certified Developer or Architect.
  • Experience with event-driven microservices and domain-driven design (DDD).
  • Experience with data lake / data mesh architectures.
  • Experience with real-time analytics platforms and stream processing frameworks (e.g., Flink, Spark Streaming).
  • Familiarity with Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, or other messaging system

If you have the above qualifications and looking to work onsite in Maryland, select "Apply Now" and a Vega Consulting Specialist will reach out to you.

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