Senior Kafka Engineer Administrator W2only

Ensisinfo Inc; Whitefish (MT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensisinfo Inc is seeking a senior Kafka Engineer Administrator to join our team in Denver, MT. You will lead design, deployment, and operations of large-scale Kafka deployments, leveraging Confluent and CDP/CDH to drive reliable data streaming solutions.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise with Kafka, security configurations, and scripting, with strong collaboration across data engineering and application teams. A highly available, production-grade environment awaits your leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration and engineering.
• Proficiency with Confluent Platform, including Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, and ksqlDB.
• Experience administering CDP or CDH.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Kafka security configurations including ACLs, SSL/TLS, and Kerberos.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix systems administration and scripting (Bash, Python).
• Excellent troubleshooting and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Apache Kafka clusters in production.
• Administer and optimize Confluent Platform and CDP environments.
• Monitor Kafka broker performance, throughput, and latency.
• Develop and maintain Kafka topics, partitions, consumer groups, and replication configurations.
• Collaborate with data engineering and application teams to integrate Kafka-based streaming pipelines.
• Implement security practices including ACLs, SSL/TLS, and Kerberos authentication.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Kafka infrastructure issues and performance bottlenecks.
• Maintain documentation for architecture, configurations, and runbooks.

Skills

Kafka Admin

Confluent Platform

CDP/CDH

Distributed Systems

Security (ACLs/Kerberos)

Linux scripting

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

Kafka Connect

ksqlDB

Job description

About the Role:

Ensisinfo Inc is looking for a talented and experienced Senior Kafka Engineer Administrator to join our growing team in Denver, MT. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of data streaming technology, leveraging industry-leading platforms like Apache Kafka, Cloudera, and Confluent to drive impactful solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage Apache Kafka clusters in production environments
• Administer and optimize Confluent Platform and Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) environments
• Monitor Kafka broker performance, throughput, and latency to ensure high availability and reliability
• Develop and maintain Kafka topics, partitions, consumer groups, and replication configurations
• Collaborate with data engineering and application teams to integrate Kafka-based streaming pipelines
• Implement security best practices including Kafka ACLs, SSL/TLS, and Kerberos authentication
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Kafka infrastructure issues and performance bottlenecks
• Maintain documentation for architecture, configurations, and operational runbooks

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration and engineering
• Proficiency with Confluent Platform, including Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, and ksqlDB
• Experience administering Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) or Cloudera Distribution Hadoop (CDH)
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, data streaming, and event-driven architectures
• Experience with Kafka security configurations including ACLs, SSL/TLS, and Kerberos
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix systems administration and scripting (Bash, Python, etc.)
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to perform well under pressure in production environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical teams

About Us:

Ensisinfo Inc is a forward-thinking technology solutions company dedicated to delivering cutting-edge data and infrastructure services to clients across industries. Our team thrives on solving complex technical challenges and building scalable, reliable systems that make a real difference. At Ensisinfo Inc, we foster a collaborative and innovative culture where talented engineers are empowered to grow and do their best work.