Kafka Administrator
Kafka Administrator
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Role: Confluent Kafka Administrator
Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Confluent Kafka Administrator to manage and maintain our Kafka infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience with Confluent Kafka and a strong background in data streaming and realtime data processing.
Key Responsibilities:
Kafka Cluster Management: Install configure and manage Kafka clusters including Confluent Kafka components.
Monitoring and Performance Tuning: Monitor Kafka clusters for performance reliability and capacity planning. Optimize Kafka performance and troubleshoot issues.
Security: Implement and manage security measures for Kafka clusters including encryption authentication and authorization.
Data Integration: Work with development teams to integrate Kafka with various data sources and sinks.
Upgrades and Patching: Plan and execute upgrades and patches for Kafka clusters to ensure they are uptodate with the latest features and security fixes.
Disaster Recovery: Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans for Kafka clusters.
Documentation: Create and maintain documentation for Kafka configurations processes and procedures.
Support: Provide support for Kafkarelated issues and work closely with other teams to resolve any problems.
Topic Management: Manage Kafka topics including adding and removing topic configurations setting cleanup policies and configuring retention times.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience with Confluent Kafka.
Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of Kafka architecture Kraft mode (Kafka Raft) Kafka Connect Kafka Streams and KSQL.
Scripting and Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Python Bash) and automation tools (e.g. Ansible Terraform).
Monitoring Tools: Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus Grafana Dynatrace and Splunk ITSI.
Security: Knowledge of security best practices for Kafka including SSL/TLS Kerberos and RBAC.
ProblemSolving: Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certifications: Confluent Certified Administrator or Developer.
Cloud Experience: Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and managing Kafka in cloud environments.
DevOps: Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
Database Knowledge: Experience with databases
Kafka Administrator,
Employment Type
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