IT - Lead Consultant | Java | Apache

Ampcus, Inc; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Kafka-focused professional to join our team in a contract role. The candidate will lead platform maintenance, drive migrations and upgrades, and collaborate with product teams on new releases.

This position requires Visa-independent candidates and a minimum of 10 years in relevant fields. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, tuning alerts, and managing Kafka components with CI/CD pipelines, plus implementing observability using DataDog and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Kafka or related field.
• No certification required.
• Visa independent candidates only.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Kafka distribution vendors for support on Kafka issues.
• Set up and tune alerts for critical events (broker failures, data loss).
• Troubleshoot Kafka connectivity, consumer lag, and serialization errors.
• Use observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Conduktor) for service health.
• Understand Kafka components (Replicator, Connector, Zookeeper, KSQL) and use cases.
• Leverage DevSecOps (CI/CD) to perform admin activities using Terraform.
• Collate configurations of Kafka users, ACLs, topics, connectors, and apps.

Skills

Confluent Kafka

Client facing role

Team handling skills

Tools

Confluent Platform

Confluent Cloud

DataDog

Prometheus

Conduktor

Terraform

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Contract Duration:

6 months

Visa Requirements:

This position requires Visa independent candidates only.

Interview Process:

Virtual/Video interviews

Job Details:

• Minimum years of experience required: 10 years
• Certification needed: No

Must Have Skills:

• Confluent Kafka
• Client facing role
• Team handling skills

Confluent Platform (CP) and Confluent Cloud:

• Collaborate with Kafka distribution vendors (e.g., Confluent) or cloud providers for support on Kafka-specific issues.
• Set up/Fine Tune alerts for critical events (e.g., broker failure, data loss).
• Troubleshoot Kafka connectivity issues, consumer group problems, and data serialization errors.
• Use observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Conduktor etc.) for service health.
• Understand Different Kafka components (Replicator, Connector, Zookeeper, KSQL etc.) involved within the landscape and its use cases.
• Leverage DevSecOps (CI/CD) to perform Admin activities using Terraform.
• Collate all the configurations of Kafka like Users, ACL, Topics, connector configuration, tier 1 application etc.

Platform Maintenance Activities:

• Upgrades (Kafka, Conduktor, Spring boot etc.)
• Patching
• Certificate renewal activities
• Debug issues related to AVRO Schemas mismatch, Consumer lag, user permissions, etc.
• Collaborate with product teams for new releases and documentation.
• Minor enhancements and automations for continuous improvements.
• Maintain DR runbooks and execute DR as per Risk and Security guidelines.
• Vulnerability remediation reported via standard UVM process.
• Debug issues related to custom Kafka client applications written in Java, .NET, Python, and Spring Boot.
• Autosys | Autosys Agents Installation and maintenance.
• Autosys | Autosys Services Maintenance (Patching, Upgrades, Checkouts).

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.