Apptad-Sr. Kafka Administrator

O'Fallon, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Sr. Kafka Administrator
Job Location: New York City NY (Need Onsite day 1 hybrid 3 days from office).
Job Duration: Long Term

Interview: 1 Teams interview from Synechron 1 Zoom Interview from Client 1 In-Person Interview from client

Location: Prefer local candidates

Key Responsibilities:

Deploy configure and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters in a highly available environment.
Perform Kafka upgrades and patching ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transitions.
Administer security protocols and access controls to protect the platform.
Monitor cluster health and performance using our established monitoring stack (Prometheus Grafana)
Troubleshoot and resolve cluster-related incidents such as broker outages replication lag.
Develop and enhance automation scripts to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual intervention.
Assist with planning and managing cluster resources to support future growth.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer science Information technology or equivalent professional experience.
At least 5 years of Kafka administration experience ideally with confluent platform.
Demonstrated expertise in Kafka upgrades and production troubleshooting.
Strong background in Linux system administration.
Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting for automation.
Good understanding of Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability.
Certification on Confluent Kafka is a plus.

Job Title: Sr. Kafka Administrator Job Location: New York City NY (Need Onsite day 1 hybrid 3 days from office). Job Duration: Long Term Interview: 1 Teams interview from Synechron 1 Zoom Interview from Client 1 In-Person Interview from client Location: Prefer local candidates Key Responsibi...