Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, configure, and manage Apache Kafka environments.
- Support real time data streaming and event driven applications.
- Configure and manage Kafka topics, partitions, replication, consumer groups, producers, and consumers.
- Monitor Kafka cluster performance, availability, capacity, and overall platform health.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to Kafka, messaging, connectivity, and performance.
- Deploy and manage Kafka related applications and services on Kubernetes.
- Work with development, infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams to onboard and support applications using Kafka.
- Implement high availability, scalability, security, and disaster recovery practices.
- Automate platform deployment, configuration, monitoring, and operational processes.
- Participate in architecture discussions and recommend improvements to the real time streaming platform.
- Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and other technology teams.
Key Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience.
- At least 2 to 3 years of strong hands on experience with Apache Kafka.
- Strong practical experience with Kubernetes.
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or similar relevant education background required.
- Experience supporting real time or event driven applications in a production environment.
- Good understanding of Kafka architecture, including: Brokers Topics and partitions Replication Consumer groups Producers and consumers High availability and fault tolerance
- Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting distributed systems.
- Familiarity with Linux and scripting or automation.
- Experience with CI/CD, Docker, and DevOps practices would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP would be an advantage.
EA Reg.No. 25C2690 | EA License No. R1330510
