Kafka Engineer

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We are seeking a highly skilled Kafka Engineer to architect, build, and manage a scalable Kafka ecosystem on AWS. The role involves hands-on experience with Kafka setup, MSK, infrastructure automation, ECS hosting, and monitoring solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Kafka Setup & Architecture

• Set up Kafka foundational layers using a well-architected framework.
• Manage Kafka clusters, tuning, and administration.

AWS Hosting & Infrastructure

• AWS MSK setup using CloudFormation templates and GitLab deployment pipelines.
• Hosting and configuration of Kafka ecosystem components:
• Kafka Connect
• Kafka Proxy
• Schema Registry
• Cruise Control
• KSQL
• AKHQ (GUI)
• Deployment and management of services on

  AWS ECS

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Monitoring & Observability

• Build monitoring dashboards using

  Prometheus & Grafana

  for MSK.
• Host observability stack on ECS when required.

Automation & CI/CD

• ECS setup via CloudFormation.
• End-to-end deployment automation using GitLab CI/CD.

Required Skills:

• Strong Kafka administration and ecosystem expertise.
• Deep working knowledge of AWS MSK, ECS, CloudFormation & GitLab.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka ecosystem tools (Connect, Registry, Cruise Control, KSQL, AKHQ).
• Expertise in monitoring solutions using Prometheus & Grafana.
• Good understanding of cloud-native and distributed system architectures.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker/ECS/EKS.
• Ability to work effectively in distributed/remote team environments.

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