Description

Own the design, architecture, implementation, and ongoing support of Kafka clusters for an Event Streaming Architecture Pilot project.

This role is on-site.

Responsibilities

• Manage large-scale, multi-node Kafka cluster environments, including builds, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
• Perform high-level operational maintenance, installations, upgrades, and monitoring for Kafka clusters.
• Implement Kafka security protocols, including authentication, authorization, and encryption.
• Handle data access, retention, and archiving requirements while resolving performance bottlenecks.

Required Skills

• 6+ years of experience in application development or system administration.
• Expertise in installing and maintaining Confluent Platform components: Apache Kafka, Confluent Control Center, Schema Registry, Replicator, and Security Plugins.
• Extensive experience administering Event Driven Architecture components, including Kafka Brokers, ZooKeeper, and Connect clusters.
• Proven experience setting up clusters on bare-metal and Cloud VMs.
• 6+ years of experience with Cloud Operations (On-Premise, Internal, or External Cloud).
• 2+ years of experience with scripting technologies such as Ansible, Jenkins, or Kubernetes/Docker orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of Apache Kafka, Data Integration, Data Retention, and Capacity Planning.

Preferred Skills

• Working knowledge of Apache Spark, Talend, or messaging systems like AMQ.
• Experience with OpenShift cluster administration and knowledge of Java-based applications, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Key Skills

Education

ANY GRADUATE