Kafka Admin

Role: Kafka Admin

Locations: Atlanta, GA/ Chicago, IL (Hybrid Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

F2F Interview Highly Preferred for Local Candidates

Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 3-4 Days every week. Local or candidates from adjacent states only.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and manage Kafka clusters (on-prem/cloud).
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and resource utilization.
• Manage Kafka topics, partitions, replication, and retention policies.
• Monitor Kafka performance, availability, and capacity using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Confluent Control Center.
• Implement security controls (authentication, authorization, encryption).
• Implement security best practices including TLS, Kerberos, and RBAC.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kafka brokers, producers, and consumers.
• Collaborate with platform architects and developers to support real-time data use cases.
• Automate operational tasks using scripting and infrastructure-as-code tools
• Support upgrades, patching, and disaster recovery planning

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in software engineering,
• 3–5 years of experience in Kafka administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Kafka internals, Zookeeper, and Kafka Connect.
• Experience with Kafka in cloud-native environments (AWS MSK, Confluent Cloud, or self-managed on Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Linux, shell scripting, and monitoring/logging tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Thanks

Sujaan Gurjar

Technical Recruiter| Empower Professionals

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