KAFKA ADMINISTRATOR

StaffWorthy; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full relocation assistance

Dynamic work environment

Job summary

A financial services company in New York seeks an experienced Kafka Administrator with 6-8 years of experience in Kafka setups, including topics, brokers, and Zookeeper instances. A Bachelor's in Computer Science or Engineering is required. The role offers a competitive salary of $100,000 to $120,000 with full-time benefits and relocation assistance. Ideal candidates will excel in monitoring Kafka deployments and have strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of experience as Kafka Administrator.
• Hands-on experience in creating Kafka Topics and setting up Zookeeper instances.
• Knowledge of real-time data ingestion using Kafka connectors.

Responsibilities

• Set up Kafka monitoring dashboard using Grafana and Prometheus.
• Deploy Kafka nodes as PODs or Docker containers on Kubernetes platforms.
• Optimize Kafka deployments for throughput and availability.

Skills

Kafka

Zookeeper

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

BOUNTY DESCRIPTION

Industry: Financial Services - Investment Banking
Job Category: Information Technology - Database Administration

REQUIREMENTS

• 6-8+ years of well-versed experience as Kafka Administrator.
• Hands‑on experience in creating Kafka Topics, brokers and setting up Zookeeper instances.
• Know how to set up scheduler and real‑time data ingestion (from source to sink) using Kafka connectors (supporting CRUD operations).
• Well‑versed with streaming On‑Premises Data for Cloud Analytics using Confluent Kafka.
• Set up Confluent Schema Registry and optimize Kafka deployments (throughput, latency, durability & availability).
• Handle error and retry/replay of messages if upstream/downstream systems fail (error topic/queue concept).
• Deploy Kafka nodes as PODs or Docker containers on AKS/OpenShift managed Kubernetes platforms.
• Set up Kafka monitoring dashboard using tools like Grafana and Prometheus.

QUALIFICATIONS WE SEEK IN YOU

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• BS degree in Computer Science or Engineering. Advanced degree is a plus.

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Kafka, Zookeeper.
• Security Clearance Required: No.

COMPENSATION

Base Salary - USD $100,000 to $120,000***. Never repost. Full‑time benefits – Full relocation assistance available – Possible for ideal candidate. Commission compensation – No. Bonus eligible – No. Overtime eligible – No. Interview travel reimbursed – No.

CANDIDATE DETAILS

5+ to 7 years' experience.
Seniority Level – Mid‑Senior Management Experience Required.
No minimum education – Bachelor's Degree.
Willingness to travel – Occasionally.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Strong experience in Kafka Administration and performing the responsibilities at the Enterprise environment level.

WHY WE'RE A GREAT COMPANY

Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, client focus, and innovation.

INTAKE SESSION

There will not be an intake session call for this Bounty.