100% Remote Kafka Administrator

• 3+ years of experience working as an administrator of Kafka
• Proficiency in Kong architecture, installation, configuration, and tuning using 2 or more of Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and Schema Registry
• Strong understanding of Kafka internals, including topics, partitions, replication, and consumer/producer APIs.
• Knowledge of DevOps, Linux systems, and Shell scripting.
• Experience working in AWS or Azure with containerization experience (Docker/Kubernetes)

Desired Skills:

• Kafka Certifications & Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK))
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Responsibilities:

• Deploy and configure Kafka clusters following best practices for scalability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design Kafka infrastructure to meet data streaming needs.
• Manage topics, partitions, replication factors, and broker configurations to ensure efficient data distribution and fault tolerance.
• Set up systems to keep an eye on performance and be ready to respond quickly to any issues like slowdowns, lack of resources, or unusual behavior.
• Optimize Kafka configurations, brokers, and consumer/producer applications for optimal throughput and latency.
• Put in place and oversee security protocols like encryption, authentication, and permission management to safeguard data privacy and meet industry regulations.
• Document Kafka configurations, deployment processes, and troubleshooting procedures