Platform Engineer OR Kafka Admin

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title : Platform Engineer OR Kafka Admin OR Kafka Administrator

Location : New York NY - Day 1 onsite ( Hybrid)

JOB DESCRIPTION

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.
5 years of hands-on Kafka administration experience ideally with the Confluent Platform.
Proven expertise in Kafka upgrades cluster management and production troubleshooting.
Strong background in Linux system administration and shell environments.
Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting for automation and tooling.
Working knowledge of Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring alerting and observability.
Confluent Kafka Certification is a strong plus.

Job Title : Platform Engineer OR Kafka Admin OR Kafka Administrator Location : New York NY - Day 1 onsite ( Hybrid) JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Deploy configure and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters in a highly available environment. Perform Kafka upgrades and patching ensuring m...