Kafka Admin

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Kafka Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our Apache Kafka clusters. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in deploying, configuring, and monitoring Kafka environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance of data streaming systems. You will collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to support real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.

Install, configure, and manage Apache Kafka clusters in production and non-production environments Monitor Kafka cluster health, performance, and capacity using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar Perform cluster tuning and optimization to ensure high throughput and low latency Manage Kafka topics, partitions, brokers, replication, and retention policies Implement and maintain data security, including authentication (SASL), authorization (ACLs), and encryption (SSL/TLS) Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka-related issues, including broker failures, consumer lag, and data inconsistencies Automate routine tasks using scripting (Shell, Python, etc.) and configuration management tools Work closely with development teams to design scalable and fault-tolerant data streaming solutions Perform upgrades, patching, and maintenance with minimal downtime Ensure backup and disaster recovery mechanisms for Kafka clusters Maintain documentation for configurations, processes, and troubleshooting guides

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field