Kafka Messaging Infrastructure Lead

Axelon Services Corporation; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial firm in Mississauga is looking for an experienced Kafka Messaging Infrastructure Lead to manage the integration of technology teams and ensure system enhancements. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Confluent Platform, Kafka administration, and problem-solving skills. This position is on a hybrid schedule requiring presence in the office weekly. Competitive compensation and a dynamic work environment are part of the offer.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a related field required.
• Expert in installing and maintaining Confluent Platform components.
• Strong experience in Confluent Kafka administration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technology teams for function integration.
• Analyze existing systems and document requirements.
• Identify and recommend system enhancements.

Skills

Confluent Platform expertise

Kafka administration

Event-Driven Architecture administration

Large-scale cluster management

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Apache Kafka

Confluent Control Center

Zookeeper

Job description

Global Financial Firm located in Mississauga, ON has an immediate contract opportunity for an experienced Kafka Messaging Infrastructure Lead

This role is currently on a Hybrid Schedule.

You will need to have reliable internet, computer and android or iphone for remote access into the client systems during remote work.

We will be expected in the office weekly days depending on the team requirement.

Video / ff interviews are required prior to all offers.

Role Overview

The Kafka Messaging Infrastructure Lead is a pivotal role responsible for partnering with various technology teams to ensure seamless integration of functions, identifying and defining necessary system enhancements, analyzing existing system logic, identifying problems, and recommending and implementing solutions within the Kafka messaging infrastructure. This role requires an advanced understanding of application support principles and interpretive thinking to develop innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partnership & Integration : Collaborate with multiple technology teams and management to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet organizational goals.
• System Enhancement & Problem Solving : Identify and define necessary system enhancements, analyze existing system logic, pinpoint problems, and recommend / implement solutions.
• Expertise & Analysis : Provide expert-level understanding of application support principles. Formulate and define systems scope and objectives for complex, high-impact application enhancements and problem resolution through in-depth analysis and evaluation of complex business processes, systems, and industry standards, document requirements.
• Stakeholder Collaboration : Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Systems Analysts to determine and document system impacts and support requirements.
• Technology Implications : Consider the implications of applying technology to the current environment.
• Risk Management : Identify risks, vulnerabilities, and security issues; communicate impact; and propose risk mitigation options.
• Mentorship & Leadership : Act as an advisor or coach to new or lower-level analysts; allocate work.
• Strategic Influence : Directly impact the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel, or provided services.
• Communication & Diplomacy : Persuade and influence others through strong, comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills.
• Compliance & Ethics : Appropriately assess risk in business decisions, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding, its clients, and assets. This includes driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment, and escalating, managing, and reporting control issues with transparency.
• Other Duties : Perform other duties and functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Experience : + years of experience in a relevant field.
• Confluent Platform Expertise : Expert in installing and maintaining Confluent Platform components including Apache Kafka, Confluent Control Center, Confluent Schema Registry, connectors, Confluent Replicator, and Confluent Security Plugins.
• Confluent Kafka Administration : Strong administration experience for Confluent Kafka.
• Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) Administration : Experience administering Event-Driven Architecture Components : Apache Kafka, Kafka Brokers, Zookeeper, Confluent Control Center, Confluent Schema Registry, Connect cluster, etc.
• Platform Lifecycle Management : Experience performing Confluent Platform installation, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Large-Scale Cluster Management : Experience in managing large-scale multi-node Kafka cluster environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Attitude : Service-oriented.
• Work Environment : Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Requirements Gathering : Experience working or leading requirement gathering efforts for multiple large development projects simultaneously.
• Scripting : + years of experience with either of the scripting technologies Ansible (preferred).
• Development Role : Experience as a senior-level professional in an applications development role.
• Management Experience : Stakeholder and people management experience.
• Leadership : Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Project Management : Proven project management skills.
• Industry Knowledge : Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards.
• Communication : Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

Education

• Required : Bachelor's / University degree.
• Preferred : Master's degree.