Kafka Admin

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled Core Kafka Administrator to join our dynamic team. As a Kafka Administrator you will be responsible for managing and maintaining our Kafka clusters ensuring their availability performance and security. You will play a critical role in designing Kafka infrastructure configuring topics monitoring cluster health and troubleshooting issues as they arise. This role requires deep technical expertise in Kafka strong problemsolving skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with crossfunctional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design deploy and maintain Kafka clusters across multiple environments (development testing production).
  
• Configure Kafka brokers topics partitions and access control policies.
  
• Monitor Kafka cluster performance health and capacity planning.
  
• Implement and manage Kafka connectors and ensure seamless data flow.
  
• Collaborate with DevOps Engineering and Data teams to optimize Kafka infrastructure and integrate with existing systems.
  
• Develop and maintain documentation best practices and guidelines.
  

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Kafka Administrator or similar role in a production environment.
  
• Deep understanding of Kafka architecture internals and components such as brokers Zookeeper Kafka Connect and Kafka Streams.
  
• Handson experience with Kafka operations including installation configuration and performance tuning.
  
• Strong knowledge of Kafka security protocols (SSL SASL ACLs) and best practices.
  
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana) and Kafka management tools (e.g. Kafka Manager Confluent Control Center).
  
• Solid understanding of Linux system administration and networking concepts.
  
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  
• B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech/MS/MCA degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.