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Kafka Admin

New York, NY · On-site

Kafka Admin Location: New York City, NY Duration: 6 months Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type: Hybird Job Summary: * The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying ...

Staffingine LLC

Kafka Architect

Bethesda, MD · On-site

$68.25 - $87.75/hr

Kafka Architect Job Location: Bethesda, MD Job Type: Contract * Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of Apache Kafka-based platforms. * Define best practices and standards for Kafka ...

Kanak Elite Services Inc

Kafka Admin

Saint Louis, MO · On-site

Kafka Admin 6-12 months St. Louis MO (F2F interview so need someone from nearby only) Kafka Admin and support- Designing, developing, and managing Kafka-based data pipelines. * Working with other big ...

CEDENT

Kafka Administrator

Houston, TX

Installation configuration of Confluent Kafka, Apache Kafka, RMQ on environments like Linux, EC2, Windows, AIX, along with Cloud Kafka, Configurations like MSK Confluent Cloud * Experience in using ...

rSTAR Technologies

Kafka Consultant

Westmont, IL · On-site

Kafka Consultant Type : Remote Duration : Long Term Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Kafka Consultant to design, implement, optimize, and support enterprise-grade event-driven data streaming ...

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Kafka Administrator

Las Vegas, NV · On-site

Kafka Administrator Las Vegas, NV Onsite Skills: Kafka, Administrator, Admin, Unix Must have: . * Kafka 8+ Years * Kafka Administrator who should be able to perform complete admin work in Kafka and ...

Staffingine LLC

Kafka Admin

Irvine, CA · On-site

Kafka Admin Job Location: Irvine - California Job Type: Contract * Design implement and manage Kafka clusters to ensure high availability and performance. * Collaborate with development teams to ...

Sarian, Inc.

Kafka Administrator

Jersey City, NJ · On-site

Kafka Administrator Location: Jersey City, NJ Day 1 onsite position JD: Required Skills & Qualifications: * Proven experience as a Kafka Administrator or in a similar role managing Kafka clusters in ...

MDAEdge

Kafka Administrator

Charlotte, NC · On-site

MDAEdge is seeking a Kafka Administrator to manage and maintain Kafka clusters. The role involves installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Kafka environments, as well as managing Kubernetes for ...

IT America Inc

Kafka Engineer

Dallas, TX · Remote

$57 - $75.50/hr

Kafka Developer / Engineer (Kafka + MongoDB) Location: Remote Duration: Long term contract Type: Only W2 (No C2C/1099) Job Summary: We are looking for a Kafka Developer / Engineer with strong ...

Pull Skil

KAFKA Architect

Smithfield, RI · On-site

Job Title : Sr. KAFKA Architect Location: Smithfield, RI ( Must be onsite and no remote) Duration: 6 months+ Description: Experience: Solid experience in setting up, designing and developing complex ...

Pull Skil

KAFKA Architect

Smithfield, RI · On-site

Job Title : Sr. KAFKA Architect Location: Smithfield, RI ( Must be onsite and no remote) Duration: 6 months+ Description: Experience: Solid experience in setting up, designing and developing complex ...

Northern Base

Kafka Developer

Charlotte, NC · On-site

Kafka Developer Charlotte, NC | 10 - 15 years of experience Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Primary Skill: Kafka Developer Secondary: Hadoop Experience: Minimum 10 years Roles ...

InfiCare

Kafka Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

Kafka Engineer Location: Minneapolis, MN Job Type: Contract (Long Term) Experience: 8+ years Job Overview We are looking for an experienced Kafka Engineer to join our team in Minneapolis, MN. The ...

Inficare Technologies

Kafka Engineer

Minneapolis, MN · On-site

Kafka Engineer Location: Minneapolis, MN Job Type: Contract (Long Term) Experience: 8+ years Job Overview We are looking for an experienced Kafka Engineer to join our team in Minneapolis, MN. The ...

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To thrive as an Apache Kafka Engineer, you need a solid understanding of distributed systems, data streaming, and real-time data pipelines, typically supported by a background in computer science or a related field. Hands-on experience with the Kafka ecosystem, including tools like Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and monitoring platforms, as well as proficiency in languages such as Java or Python, is highly desirable. Strong problem-solving abilities, collaborative skills, and effective communication are important soft skills in this role. These capabilities are essential for designing reliable, scalable streaming solutions that support business-critical operations in dynamic technical environments.

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As an Apache Kafka Engineer, you’ll frequently encounter challenges related to scaling data pipelines, ensuring system reliability, and managing data consistency across distributed environments. Troubleshooting issues in real-time streaming, optimizing performance under heavy loads, and orchestrating seamless integrations with other platforms are also regular aspects of the job. Collaboration with data engineers, DevOps teams, and software developers is integral to solving complex problems and delivering robust streaming solutions. Addressing these challenges requires both strong technical knowledge and the ability to communicate findings and solutions clearly to diverse teams.

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Kafka Admin

Merican

New York, NY • On-site

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Job description

Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global professional services firm specializing in digital transformation, business process management (BPM), analytics, and AI-driven solutions. The company partners with organizations to improve efficiency, transform operations, and drive business outcomes through a combination of process expertise, technology, and data insight.
Job Title: Kafka Admin
Location: New York City, NY
Duration: 6 months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Hybird
Job Summary:
  • The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, maintaining, and scaling Kafka clusters in mission-critical environments, while also supporting the Linux-based infrastructure that forms the foundation of our real-time data platform.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Design, implement, and maintain highly available Kafka clusters in production environments.
  • Perform Kafka upgrades and patching ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transitions.
  • Administer security protocols and access controls to protect the platform.
  • Monitor cluster health and performance using our established monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Troubleshoot and resolve cluster-related incidents such as broker outages, replication lag.
  • Develop and enhance automation scripts to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual intervention.
  • Assist with planning and managing cluster resources to support future growth.
  • Develop Kafka topics, partitions, ACLs, schema registry, and optimize throughput and reliability.
  • Manage a tune of Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and Mirror Maker as needed for data pipelines.
  • Ensure platform reliability and performance on enterprise-grade Linux systems (RHEL, Ubuntu).
  • Automate Kafka provisioning, configuration, and monitoring using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
  • Deep knowledge of Kafka ecosystem components like ZooKeeper, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, MirrorMaker, KRaft (Kafka without ZooKeeper).
  • Build custom Kafka tooling and dashboards for producers and consumers, monitor lag and health metrics.
  • Work with engineering teams to onboard new Kafka use cases and ensure security and compliance standards.
  • Perform root cause analysis and resolution of platform-level incidents and outages.
  • Develop and maintain Linux shell scripts for automation of deployments, monitoring, and maintenance tasks.

Qualifications
  • BE/B Tech/MCA
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications/ Skills
  • Working experience with OpenShift Kubernetes Cloud services to deploy Kafka clusters using vendor provided helm charts & docker images
  • Kafka Resiliency dc/dr setup & observability for Kafka nodes
  • Data ingestion & streaming pipeline setup for other data platforms to Kafka & Kafka to data sources like Solr
  • Five or more years of Kafka administration experience, ideally with Confluent Kafka
  • Proficiency in Linux, Python, or Bash scripting
  • Hands-on knowledge of Kafka monitoring tools and experience with security protocols.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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Merican is a IT Service consulting firm, specialized in Digital adoption and Business automation. With our diverse collection of skilled and committed consultants, technology companies, businesses and digital experts, we provide our subject expertise and our unique client service approach, a best-in-class global model of delivery suited to the business demands of our clients. We ensure that we implement future-oriented solutions for our clients via investments in people, solutions, technologies, competencies and infrastructure.

Industry

It services

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

Columbia , MD, US

Year founded

2020

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