Kafka Admin

Covetus; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Covetus is seeking a Kafka Administrator to manage and optimize Apache Kafka and the Confluent Platform across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will install, configure, upgrade, and monitor clusters to ensure reliability, resilience, and high throughput.

Responsibilities include tuning brokers, topics, partitions, and replication; implementing security (SSL, SASL, ACLs); building automation with Bash or Python; and integrating with CI/CD and IaC tooling, using Control Center and Grafana for

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform.
• Strong understanding of Kafka brokers, topics, partitions, replication, producers and consumers.
• Experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry and KSQL.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting, performance tuning and log analysis.
• Knowledge of SSL, SASL, ACLs and encryption for secure deployments.
• Automation and scripting using Bash, Python, or similar.
• Familiarity with Azure cloud deployments and deploying Kafka in the cloud.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Confluent Control Center and Grafana.
• Understanding of DevOps practices including CI/CD and IaC.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and monitor Kafka and Confluent Platform clusters.
• Tune brokers, topics, partitions, and replication for reliability and performance.
• Implement security controls including SSL, SASL, and ACLs.
• Develop automation scripts for operational tasks and deployments.
• Operate in cloud environments and integrate with CI/CD pipelines and IaC tools.
• Monitor systems using Control Center, Grafana, and related tools.

Skills

Apache Kafka

Confluent Platform

Kafka architecture

Automation scripting

Cloud deployment (Azure)

Monitoring and observability

CI/CD & IaC

Problem solving

Security practices

Tools

Kafka Connect

Schema Registry

KSQL

Confluent Control Center

Grafana

Job description

Kafka Admin

Detailed Job Description

• Deep expertise in Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform (installation, configuration, upgrades, and monitoring)
• Strong understanding of Kafka architecture (brokers, topics, partitions, replication, producers, consumers)
• Experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and KSQL
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and resolving Kafka issues (performance tuning, log analysis, recovery)
• Knowledge of security best practices (SSL, SASL, ACLs, encryption)
• Experience with automation and scripting (using Bash, Python, or similar)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms - Azure and deploying Kafka in cloud environments
• Experience with monitoring tools (Confluent Control Center, Grafana, etc.)
• Understanding of DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code)
• Strongcomms ,documentation