Job Description

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Job Role: Apache Kafka Admin
Experience: 6+ years
Location: Pune (Preferred), Bangalore, Mumbai
Must-Have: The candidate should have 6 years of relevant experience in Apache Kafka
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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Kafka Administrator to join our team. The ideal candidate will have 6-9 years of hands-on experience in managing and optimizing Apache Kafka environments. As a Senior Kafka Administrator, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining Kafka clusters to support our organization's real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture initiatives.
Responsibilities:
Design, deploy, and manage Apache Kafka clusters, including installation, configuration, and optimization of Kafka brokers, topics, and partitions.
Monitor Kafka cluster health, performance, and throughput metrics and implement proactive measures to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kafka message delivery, replication, and data consistency.
Implement and manage Kafka security mechanisms, including SSL/TLS encryption, authentication, authorization, and ACLs.
Configure and manage Kafka Connect connectors for integrating Kafka with various data sources and sinks.
Collaborate with development teams to design and implement Kafka producers and consumers for building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.
Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools for Kafka cluster provisioning, deployment, and management.
Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for Kafka clusters to ensure data durability and availability.
Stay up-to-date with the latest Kafka features, best practices, and industry trends and provide recommendations for optimizing our Kafka infrastructure.
Requirements:
6-9 years of experience as a Kafka Administrator or similar role, with a proven track record of managing Apache Kafka clusters in production environments.
In-depth knowledge of Kafka architecture, components, and concepts, including brokers, topics, partitions, replication, and consumer groups.
Hands-on experience with Kafka administration tasks, such as cluster setup, configuration, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Experience with Kafka ecosystem tools and technologies, such as Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and Confluent Platform.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Java.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and Linux operating systems.
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.