Kafka Admin

Ethereum Technologies LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in Atlanta is seeking a skilled Kafka Administrator to manage and configure Kafka clusters both on-prem and in the cloud. Candidates should have over 10 years of software engineering experience, along with significant Kafka administration expertise. The role requires a solid understanding of Kafka internals, cloud-native environments, and proficiency in Linux and shell scripting. This is a great opportunity for those passionate about real-time data solutions and automation within an innovative team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 3-5 years of experience in Kafka administration.
• Strong understanding of Kafka internals and Zookeeper.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and manage Kafka clusters.
• Monitor cluster health and performance.
• Implement security controls and best practices.

Skills

Kafka administration

Linux proficiency

Scripting

Monitoring tools

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Kafka Connect

Job description

Overview

• Install, configure, and manage Kafka clusters (on-prem/cloud).

• Monitor cluster health, performance, and resource utilization.

• Manage Kafka topics, partitions, replication, and retention policies.

• Monitor Kafka performance, availability, and capacity using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Confluent Control Center.

• Implement security controls (authentication, authorization, encryption).

• Implement security best practices including TLS, Kerberos, and RBAC.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kafka brokers, producers, and consumers.

• Collaborate with platform architects and developers to support real-time data use cases.

• Automate operational tasks using scripting and infrastructure-as-code tools

• Support upgrades, patching, and disaster recovery planning

Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in software engineering,
• 3–5 years of experience in Kafka administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Kafka internals, Zookeeper, and Kafka Connect.
• Experience with Kafka in cloud-native environments (AWS MSK, Confluent Cloud, or self-managed on Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in Linux, shell scripting, and monitoring/logging tools.
• Familiarity withCI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

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