We are currently looking to hire a [Kafka Admin] and we believe your skills and expertise are a better match for this role. We have an exciting career opportunity for you with one of our esteemed clients at [ Dallas TX, Jerseycity Nj and Tampa FL]
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Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure, and manage Apache Kafka clusters in production and non-production environments.
- Design and maintain Kafka broker configurations, partitions, replication factors, and topic management strategies.
- Monitor Kafka cluster health, broker performance, and consumer lag using monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, etc.).
- Perform capacity planning and scaling of Kafka clusters to handle high message throughput.
- Implement high availability and disaster recovery strategies for Kafka clusters.
- Manage Kafka security configurations including SSL, SASL, ACLs, and role-based access controls.
- Troubleshoot broker failures, replication issues, ISR shrinkage, and performance bottlenecks.
- Configure and manage Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker, and Schema Registry (if applicable).
- Work closely with DevOps and application teams to optimize producer and consumer configurations.
- Automate Kafka deployment and maintenance using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Kubernetes.
- Perform upgrades, patching, and maintenance of Kafka clusters with minimal downtime.
- Support event-driven architectures and ensure reliable data streaming across systems.
🔹 Required Skills
• Strong experience with Apache Kafka administration (3+ years preferred)
• Experience with Linux server environments
• Understanding of distributed systems and messaging architectures
• Knowledge of Zookeeper or KRaft mode architecture
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes deployments
• Familiarity with AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs, or Confluent Platform
• Experience in log analysis and performance tuning