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Kafka Admin

Kafka Admin

Diverse Lynx

5 - 6 years

6 - 7 Lacs

pune

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performance tuning linux networking disaster recovery apache information technology ssl distribution system python

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Job Type

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Job Description

We are looking for a skilled and proactive

Kafka Administrator

to manage, monitor, and optimize our

Apache Kafka infrastructure

. You will play a key role in ensuring high availability, performance, scalability, and security of Kafka clusters used across mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities:

Install, configure, upgrade, and manage
Apache Kafka clusters
(including
Confluent Platform
, if applicable).
Monitor Kafka health and performance using tools like
Prometheus, Grafana, Confluent Control Center
, or similar.
Manage Kafka topics, partitions, ACLs, brokers, and zookeeper nodes.
Troubleshoot Kafka-related issues in production and non-production environments.
Perform regular capacity planning, tuning, and optimization of Kafka clusters.
Ensure fault tolerance and disaster recovery strategies are in place and tested.
Automate Kafka operations using
scripting tools
(eg, Bash, Python) or
Ansible/Terraform
.
Work closely with application developers and DevOps teams to support Kafka integrations and data pipelines.
Implement Kafka security best practices including
TLS encryption, authentication, and RBAC
.
Maintain clear documentation for Kafka infrastructure and processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in
Computer Science
,
Information Technology
, or related field.
Strong hands-on experience administering
Apache Kafka (including Kafka Streams, Connect)
in a production environment.
Experience with
Kafka monitoring
, alerting, and performance tuning.
Solid understanding of
Linux operating systems
,
networking
, and
distributed systems
.
Familiarity with
Kafka security mechanisms
(SSL, SASL, Kerberos, RBAC).
Proficiency in scripting languages (eg,
Bash, Python
) for automation and tooling.
Experience with
Zookeeper
management and maintenance.
Familiar with
CI/CD pipelines
and infrastructure automation tools (eg,
Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins
).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with
Confluent Kafka
ecosystem and commercial support tools.
Knowledge of
cloud platforms
like AWS, Azure, or GCP especially using
MSK (Managed Streaming for Kafka)
.
Familiarity with
schema registry
,
Kafka Connect
, and
Kafka REST Proxy
.
Certification in Kafka administration (eg,
Confluent Certified Administrator
).
Understanding of stream processing frameworks like
Apache Flink
,
ksqlDB
, or
Apache Storm

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