Kafka Infrastructure Architect — Real-Time Data Pipelines

The Cigna Group; Walnut Creek (CA); Hybrid; USD 109,970 - 176,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

The Cigna Group is seeking an Infrastructure Engineering Advisor in Walnut Creek, CA to design and develop Kafka-based data pipelines for real-time processing. The role involves configuring clusters, defining integration patterns, and ensuring security and reliability across on-prem and cloud environments.

Ideal candidates will have a CS/CE degree with 3 years Kafka experience, hands-on HA/DR, SSL/SASL/LDAP, and Terraform automation. Hybrid work is available with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field with 3 years of Kafka systems administration experience.
• Experience with Kafka cluster build, design, High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR).
• Implementing SSL encryption, authentication using SASL/LDAP and authorization using Kafka ACLs in Zookeeper.
• Creating Kafka Connect cluster and connector deployment.
• Schemas and Schema Registry management.
• Maintaining current Kafka clusters via upgrades, tuning, monitoring, and feature additions.
• Supporting Kafka in On-Premises and AWS cloud.
• Building production-ready pipelines with performance and resiliency testing.
• Implementing best practices and roadmaps with product owners.
• Provisioning resources in AWS or Azure (EC2, EBS, security groups).
• Networking, load balancing, and Okta integration.
• Automation using shell scripting, Ansible, and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and monitor Kafka clusters.
• Collaborate with application partners to define integration patterns.
• Optimize configurations for efficiency and security.
• Automate day-to-day operations to reduce manual effort.
• Diagnose and resolve errors without impacting customers.
• Hybrid work schedule.

Skills

Kafka Admin

Cloud AWS

Automation

Kafka Security

HA/DR Design

Authentication

Terraform

Monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Kafka Connect

Zookeeper

Okta

EC2

Job description

eviCore Healthcare MSI, LLC seeks an Infrastructure Engineering Advisor for the Walnut Creek, CA location to design and develop Kafka-based data pipelines and messaging solutions to support real-time and near real-time data processing layer in the organization.

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and monitor Kafka clusters.
• Collaborate with application partners to define solutions for applications and create integration patterns.
• Optimize configurations for efficiency and reliability and ensure security measures are implemented to secure infrastructure.
• Use automation to perform day to day operations to reduce man hours and operational burden.
• Diagnose and resolve errors in a timely manner not impacting customers.
• Hybrid work schedule.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in any Kafka systems administration role.
• Must have experience with: performing Kafka cluster build, including design, infrastructure planning, High Availability and Disaster Recovery;
• Implementing wire encryption using SSL, authentication using SASL/LDAP and authorization using Kafka ACLs in Zookeeper;
• Creating Kafka connect cluster and connector deployment;
• Schemas and schema registry;
• Maintaining current Kafka clusters by performing upgrade, performance tuning, monitoring setup, and adding new features;
• Researching new features and conducting proof of concept installation and testing;
• Supporting Kafka in On-Premises and Cloud AWS;
• Kafka implementations and issue triage, including gathering requirements, understanding design, and assisting with build path to production, and performance and resiliency testing; remediating product vulnerabilities;
• Implementing best practices and working with product owners to implement roadmaps;
• Provisioning resources in AWS or Azure;
• Creating ec2 instances, EBS volumes, and security groups;
• Networking, load balancing, and okta integration;
• Automation using shell scripting, ansible, and terraform.
  
  

Salary Range: $109,970-$176,300

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 105,800 - 176,300 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.