Job Description

Job Title: Senior Kafka Engineer AWS MSK & ECS Infrastructure


Role Overview


We are seeking a highly skilled Kafka Engineer to lead the setup, deployment, and monitoring of Kafka components on AWS. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS MSK, ECS, GitLab CI/CD, and observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana.


Key Responsibilities


Kafka Infrastructure Setup


Design and implement AWS MSK setup using CloudFormation templates.


Automate deployment processes via GitLab pipelines.


Kafka Ecosystem Component Hosting on AWS ECS


Deploy and manage:


Kafka Connect


Kafka Proxy


Schema Registry


Cruise Control


AKHQ (Kafka GUI Tool)


Monitoring & Observability:


Integrate Prometheus and Grafana for MSK monitoring.


Design dashboards and alerting mechanisms.


Host monitoring stack on AWS ECS if required.


AWS ECS Setup:


Create ECS infrastructure using CloudFormation.


Automate ECS deployments via GitLab.


Required Skills:


Strong expertise in Kafka and its ecosystem.


Experience with AWS MSK and ECS.


Proficiency in CloudFormation and GitLab CI/CD.


Familiarity with Prometheus and Grafana.


Ability to troubleshoot and optimize Kafka performance.


Strong scripting and automation skills.


Preferred Qualifications:


AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).


Experience in container orchestration and microservices architecture.


Knowledge of security best practices in cloud deployments.

About Virtusa

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth -- one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.


Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.


Virtusa was founded on principles of equal opportunity for all, and so does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.