Kafka Architect

McLean, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Kafka Architect
Exp in Kafka: 10
Location: McLean VA
Skills: Kafka Salesforce Community Cloud Application Integration Architecture

The Kafka Architect will be responsible for designing implementing and managing scalable high-performance data streaming solutions using the Apache Kafka ecosystem with a strong focus on Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud.
The role demands deep expertise in real-time data processing event-driven architecture and integration with modern cloud and data platforms.
10 years of experience and above in Kafka architecture and implementation.
Deep expertise in Apache Kafka confluent Platform Confluent Cloud Kafka Connect Kafka Streams ksqlDB Zookeeper KRaft
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure) and CICD pipelines.
Strong understanding of data integration tools (e.g. Snowflake Databricks Hadoop).
Familiarity with scripting (Shell Python) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
Financial services or credit union domain experience is highly preferred.
Architect and implement enterprise-grade Kafka solutions using Confluent Platform cloud.
Design and manage Kafka clusters brokers topics and partitions for optimal performance and reliability.
Lead migration efforts from legacy messaging systems (e.g. IBM MQ TIBCO) to Kafka.
Develop and optimize Kafka Streams ksqlDB Kafka Connect and Flink-based pipelines.
Ensure high availability disaster recovery and security (RBAC ACLs) of Kafka infrastructure.
Collaborate with data engineering DevOps and application teams to integrate Kafka into broader enterprise systems.
Monitor and troubleshoot Kafka environments using tools like Grafana Prometheus and Confluent Control Center.

Role: Kafka ArchitectExp in Kafka: 10Location: McLean VASkills: Kafka Salesforce Community Cloud Application Integration Architecture The Kafka Architect will be responsible for designing implementing and managing scalable high-performance data streaming solutions using the Apache Kafka ecosystem ...