Kafka Architect

Your responsibilities in this role will include:

Primary Skill Set:

• Hands-On Experience.
• Apache Kafka.
• Cluster Management
• Proficient in handling and managing Kafka clusters.
• Configuration Knowledge.
• Strong understanding of Kafka components and configurations related to producers and consumers.
• Security configuration expertise.
• Connection Handling.
• Hands-on experience in handling Kafka connections.

Detailed Job Description:

Experience:

• 8+ years of industry experience.
• Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience with Confluent Kafka.

Development and Operational Skills:

• Understanding of data streaming and event-driven development/operational platform.
• Working with Kafka connectors, producer, and consumer APIs.

Architecture Understanding:

• Strong understanding of Kafka architecture, including offset management, partition strategy, and DR requirements.

Migration Experience:

• Experience in migrating Confluent instance to Confluent Cloud.

Standards and Design Patterns:

• Familiarity with data streaming standards and design patterns, including relevant use-cases.

Integration and Operational Management:

• Development and support of Kafka integrations (topics, producers, consumers).
• Operational management of the Kafka platform.
• Evolution and support of the Kafka environment.

Performance Optimization:

• Identify and correct bottlenecks.
• Fix bugs to optimize performance.

Issue Resolution:

• Investigate issues reported by testing teams.
• Determine impact, root cause, and provide solutions.

Security Expertise:

• Good understanding of Kafka Security with Kerberos

Essential Skills:

• Communication: Strong communication skills.
• Collaboration: Proficient in working with business users, Application Teams, Network Team, Infra Team, InfoSEC Team etc.
• Technologies: Azure cloud management tools, Kafka Cluster Management tools.
• Tools: Git, Gradle, Sonar, Jenkins.
• Methodology: Agile Methodology.