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QBA Worldwide · 1 day ago

Kafka Administrator

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

QBA Worldwide is seeking an experienced Kafka Administrator to manage, operate, and optimize Apache Kafka environments. The role involves ensuring high availability, security, scalability, and performance of Kafka clusters while collaborating closely with development and infrastructure teams to support real-time data streaming solutions.

Computer Software

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and maintain Apache Kafka clusters

Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery strategies

Manage Kafka brokers, topics, partitions, and replication

Monitor Kafka performance and resource utilization

Identify bottlenecks and tune configurations for optimal throughput and low latency

Perform capacity and load optimization activities

Implement and manage Kafka security features, including authentication, authorization, and encryption

Enforce access controls and compliance with organizational security standards

Set up and maintain monitoring tools and alerting mechanisms

Proactively detect, troubleshoot, and resolve issues before they impact business operations

Diagnose and resolve Kafka-related issues, including performance degradation, connectivity problems, and data inconsistencies

Provide operational support for production Kafka environments

Work closely with development, data, and infrastructure teams to integrate Kafka with applications and data pipelines

Support real-time data ingestion and streaming use cases

Automate routine Kafka administration tasks using scripts and tools

Improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for Kafka configurations, operational procedures, and best practices

Analyze current and future resource requirements

Plan and execute Kafka cluster scaling strategies to meet growing data demands

Qualification

Apache KafkaKafka architecturePerformance tuningKafka securityScripting ShellScripting PythonCollaboration skillsDocumentation skills

Required

Strong hands-on experience administering Apache Kafka in production environments

Expertise in Kafka architecture, brokers, topics, partitions, and replication

Experience with performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting Kafka clusters

Knowledge of Kafka security configurations and best practices

Scripting experience for automation (Shell, Python, or similar)

Strong collaboration and documentation skills

Company

QBA Worldwide

Transforming Technology into Business Impact At QBA, we believe technology should not just work—it should transform.

Founded in 2013

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, LU

201-500 employees

http://www.qbadvisory.com

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Probal DasGupta, Ph.D.

Founder (QBA Worldwide) and CEO (Americas)

Arpita Biswas

Assistant to the CEO (America's)

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