Senior Kafka Architect & Systems Engineer

Talentify; Coppell (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Pension/Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and leaves

Job summary

DTCC is seeking an experienced Kafka/Systems Engineer to lead Kafka administration for our enterprise data pipelines. You will install, configure, and manage Kafka clusters, including Confluent components, and work with development teams to integrate data sources.

Strong focus on security, upgrades, disaster recovery, and documentation is required. The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and cross-team collaboration in a hybrid onsite/remote environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and manage Kafka clusters, including Confluent Kafka components.
• Maintain and optimize existing clusters and set up new environments.
• Monitor Kafka clusters for performance, reliability, and capacity planning.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and ensure security controls are in place.
• Plan and execute Kafka upgrades and patches with minimal downtime.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and test regularly.
• Document configurations, processes, and best practices; enable cross-team knowledge sharing.

Skills

Kafka administration

Confluent Kafka

Kafka security

Kafka integration

Kafka upgrades

Disaster recovery

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

DTCC is seeking an experienced Kafka/Systems Engineer to lead Kafka administration for our enterprise data pipelines. You will install, configure, and manage Kafka clusters, including Confluent components, and work with development teams to integrate data sources.

Strong focus on security, upgrades, disaster recovery, and documentation is required. The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and cross-team collaboration in a hybrid onsite/remote environment.