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Surge Technology Solutions Inc · 4 weeks ago

Confluent Kafka Administrator

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Surge Technology Solutions Inc is seeking a Confluent Kafka Administrator to manage and optimize Kafka clusters. The role involves installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Kafka environments while ensuring performance, scalability, and security protocols are in place.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and manage Kafka clusters and Confluent Kafka components

Optimize and monitor Kafka environments for performance, scalability, and reliability

Implement security protocols (encryption, authentication, authorization)

Manage Kafka topics, connectors, retention policies, and cleanup settings

Perform Kafka upgrades, patching, backup/restore, and disaster recovery

Troubleshoot complex Kafka-related issues and ensure system efficiency

Design and develop Kafka-based streaming applications and real-time data pipelines

Integrate Kafka with microservices, enterprise systems, and cloud services

Develop RESTful APIs for data ingestion and consumption

Deploy Kafka workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP

Use Confluent Control Center, Prometheus, and Grafana for monitoring and tuning

Ensure high throughput, low latency, and fault-tolerant streaming systems

Apply data governance and security best practices

Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architecture

Qualification

Confluent KafkaKafka cluster managementAWS deploymentMicroservices integrationData governanceRESTful APIsDistributed systemsEvent-driven architectureMonitoring tools

Required

8+ years of experience