Description

Administer and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters, ensuring stability, security, and performance for production environments.

This role is remote.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and manage Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform clusters, including topics, partitions, brokers, and replication strategies.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and capacity planning to ensure system stability.
• Implement and manage Kafka security measures, including SSL, SASL, and ACLs.
• Perform upgrades, patching, and environment maintenance while troubleshooting production issues.
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams for deployment, integration, and disaster recovery strategies.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience administering Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform.
• Hands-on experience with Confluent Control Center, Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect.
• Proficiency in ksqlDB for stream processing.
• Strong understanding of Kafka security protocols (SSL, SASL, ACLs).
• Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in a hybrid DevOps environment.
• Knowledge of large-scale distributed systems architecture.

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree