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Cynet Systems · 1 week ago

Kafka Architect

Bolingbrook, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$67/hr - $72/hr

Cynet Systems is seeking a Kafka Architect with extensive experience in architecting and implementing the Confluent Cloud Kafka platform. The role involves managing production environments, ensuring platform governance, and optimizing cloud resources while providing hands-on support for mission-critical streaming platforms.

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Responsibilities

Extensive experience architecting, implementing, and administering Confluent Cloud Kafka platform in production environments

Advanced knowledge of KSQL DB and Flink for real-time stream processing/analytics

Proven proficiency in Kafka Connectors—from configuration to end-to-end integration in cloud environments

Strong background in platform governance: schema registry, RBAC, audit logging, retention, and compliance

Deep expertise with Terraform and the Confluent Terraform provider; Infrastructure-as-Code methodology and automation

Practical experience designing and managing Harness CI/CD pipelines or other similar tools

Advanced knowledge of GCP networking, including Private Service Connect (PSC), DNS, Firewalls and enterprise security

Track record in implementing cloud-native monitoring and observability solutions; troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident response

Thorough experience with Disaster Recovery (DR), High Availability (HA) strategies, backup/restore, and multi-region design

Practical experience with cost optimization, resource monitoring, and right-sizing in Confluent Cloud

Strong abilities in schema management, version compatibility, and data governance

Demonstrated capability in capacity planning, partitioning, and scaling streaming architectures

Experienced in Agile/DevOps methodologies

Experience providing hands-on production support for mission-critical streaming platforms

Experience in working with an offshore/on-site model. The position requires gathering requirements on-site, creating detailed design documents and coordinating with offshore for the development/delivery

Qualification

Confluent Cloud KafkaKSQL DBKafka ConnectorsTerraformGCP networkingCI/CD pipelinesDisaster RecoveryAgile methodologiesData governancePerformance tuningIncident responseCapacity planning

Required