Kafka Administrator – Middleware & Monitoring

CGI; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm in Montreal is seeking an experienced Kafka Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise messaging platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Apache Kafka administration and relevant monitoring tools. This role involves configuring Kafka clusters, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining security practices. Join us to work in a collaborative environment that values diversity and innovation.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years administering enterprise messaging systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration.
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain Apache Kafka clusters.
• Monitor health, performance, and capacity of messaging systems.
• Troubleshoot issues in development, test, and production environments.

Skills

Apache Kafka administration

Problem-solving skills

Performance tuning

Monitoring tools

Scripting in Python

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

IBM MQ

Job description

Overview

Location: Montreal
Bilingual: French/English is an asset

We are seeking an experienced Kafka Administrator to manage, support, and optimize our enterprise messaging platforms. This role focuses primarily on Apache Kafka administration and monitoring with IBM MQ as a secondary skill. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in day-to-day operations, performance tuning, and ensuring security and reliability of messaging environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain Apache Kafka clusters (brokers, topics, partitions, schema registry).
• Perform daily operational tasks such as provisioning, scaling, patching, and upgrading Kafka environments.
• Monitor health, performance, and capacity of messaging systems using observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, etc.).
• Troubleshoot issues in development, test, and production environments, including incident response and root cause analysis.
• Apply and maintain security best practices (authentication, authorization, encryption, certificates).
• Automate repetitive operational tasks (using Ansible, Shell, or Python scripting).
• Support integration of Kafka with enterprise applications and ensure high availability.
• Maintain clear operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide timely support during incidents.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years administering enterprise messaging systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration (cluster setup, monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting).
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, ELK, or Splunk.
• IBM MQ administration experience is an asset.
• Familiarity with Linux system administration, networking concepts, and high-availability configurations.
• Scripting ability in Shell, Python, or Ansible for automation.
• Knowledge of containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) is an asset.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with Confluent Kafka (cloud or on-prem).
• Understanding of event-driven architecture concepts.
• Kafka or IBM MQ certifications.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Clear communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Skills

• WebSphere

What you can expect from us

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