Kafka Admin

Scalable Systems is a USA based Big Data, Analytics and Digital Transformation company focused on vertical specific innovative solutions. By providing next generation technology solutions and services, we help organizations to identify risks & opportunities, achieve operational excellence and to gain an innovative edge.

Kafka Admin Location:

Tampa, FL / Jersey City, NJ - onsite 5 days per week

Duration:

6 months Kafka Admin -

Automation Role Descriptions:

Kafka Administrator with automation focus manages| secures| and scales high-availability Kafka clusters (on-premcloud) using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Ansible| Terraform| and GitOps to minimize manual work. They specialize in deploying Kafka on Kubernetes (CFK)| automating topicpartition management| monitoring performance with PrometheusGrafana| and implementing security (ACLsRBAC). TechfetchTechfetch6Core Responsibilities Automation TasksAutomation Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Use Ansible playbooks and Python scripts to automate Kafka installation| broker configuration| upgrades| and patching. Implement Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and GitOps workflows (ArgoCDJenkins) for continuous deployment.

Cluster Management Deployment Deploy and manage Confluent Platform using Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK) on OpenShiftKubernetes. Manage Kraft (Kafka Raft) mode| topics| partitions| and replication factors to ensure high availability.

Monitoring Performance Tuning Utilize Prometheus| Grafana| and Confluent Control Center for proactive monitoring of broker health| consumer lag| and producer latency.

Security Compliance Implement and automate security protocols including SASLSSL| RBAC| ACLs| and certificate management.

Kafka Connect Schema Registry Configure| manage| and automate the deployment of Kafka Connectors (e.g.| S3| JDBC| Snowflake) and manage data governance via Confluent Schema Registry.

Disaster Recovery Set up and manage Active-Passive clusters and ClusterLink for multi-region replication. TechfetchTechfetch8Required Technical Skills Expertise 10 years in Apache KafkaConfluent Kafka administration.

Independent lead Performer Automation Tools Ansible| Terraform| GitOps| Shell scripting| Python.

Infrastructure Kubernetes (OpenShift)| Linux.

Monitoring Prometheus| Grafana| JMX.NetworkingSecurity TLS| Kerberos| SASL| RBAC.

Essential Skills:

afka Administrator with automation focus manages| secures| and scales high-availability Kafka clusters (on-premcloud) using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Ansible| Terraform| and GitOps to minimize manual work. They specialize in deploying Kafka on Kubernetes (CFK)| automating topicpartition management| monitoring performance with PrometheusGrafana| and implementing security (ACLsRBAC). TechfetchTechfetch6Core Responsibilities Automation TasksAutomation Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Use Ansible playbooks and Python scripts to automate Kafka installation| broker configuration| upgrades| and patching. Implement Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and GitOps workflows (ArgoCDJenkins) for continuous deployment.

Cluster Management Deployment Deploy and manage Confluent Platform using Confluent for Kubernetes (CFK) on OpenShiftKubernetes. Manage Kraft (Kafka Raft) mode| topics| partitions| and replication factors to ensure high availability.

Monitoring Performance Tuning Utilize Prometheus| Grafana| and Confluent Control Center for proactive monitoring of broker health| consumer lag| and producer latency.

Security Compliance Implement and automate security protocols including SASLSSL| RBAC| ACLs| and certificate management.

Kafka Connect Schema Registry Configure| manage| and automate the deployment of Kafka Connectors (e.g.| S3| JDBC| Snowflake) and manage data governance via Confluent Schema Registry.

Disaster Recovery Set up and manage Active-Passive clusters and ClusterLink for multi-region replication. TechfetchTechfetch8Required Technical Skills Expertise 10 years in Apache KafkaConfluent Kafka administration.

Independent lead Performer Automation Tools Ansible| Terraform| GitOps| Shell scripting| Python.

Infrastructure Kubernetes (OpenShift)| Linux.

Monitoring Prometheus| Grafana| JMX.NetworkingSecurity TLS| Kerberos| SASL| RBAC. Scalable Systems is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer - Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation