Kakfa Admin

Pacer Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacer Group is seeking a seasoned Kafka Administrator for a 12-month contract in Canada. The role is hybrid (2-3 days onsite) with a pay rate of CAD 55-60/hour.

You will deploy, configure, monitor, and upgrade enterprise Kafka environments, ensure high availability, and secure data pipelines using Kafka Connect and Schema Registry. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of hands-on Kafka experience, strong cluster and broker management skills, and a focus on scalable, fault-tolerant architectures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Apache Kafka Administration with expertise in deploying, configuring, and managing enterprise Kafka environments.
• Deep experience in Kafka Cluster Installation, Configuration, management, broker setup, monitoring, maintenance and upgrades.
• Proficiency in Topic, Partition, and Replication Management for scalability and high availability.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka Connect for scalable data integration pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Schema Registry for centralized schema management and compatibility enforcement.
• Expertise in Consumer Group Management, offset monitoring, load balancing, and performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience implementing Kafka Security including SSL/TLS, SASL, ACLs and encryption.

Skills

Kafka Administration

Kafka Cluster Setup

Topic & Partitions

Broker Administration

Kafka Connect

Schema Registry

Consumer Groups

Kafka Security

Job description

Work Arrangement: Hybrid-2-3 Days onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Domain: BFSI

Pay Rate: CAD 55-60 /hour Incorporated

Application Deadline: Aug 30th, 2026

SKILLS REQUIRED

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Apache Kafka Administration with expertise in deploying, configuring, and managing enterprise Kafka environments.
• Strong experience in Kafka Cluster Installation, Configuration, and Management, including broker setup, monitoring, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Proficiency in Topic, Partition, and Replication Management to ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability.
• Hands-on experience in Kafka Broker Administration, capacity planning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Kafka Connect for building and managing scalable data integration pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Schema Registry for centralized schema management and compatibility enforcement.
• Expertise in Consumer Group Management, offset monitoring, load balancing, and consumer performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience implementing Kafka Security, including SSL/TLS, SASL authentication, ACLs, encryption, and secure access control.

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.