Database Administrator-Kafka
Dallas, Georgia, United States of America
Contract
21 hours ago
$55 USD
Key skills
PythonJavaBashKafkaApache KafkaTerraformKubernetesDockerAnsiblePrometheusGrafanaCollaboration
About this role
Job Description:
- Kafka Admin | In person Interview needed | Location - Jersey City DallasA Kafka Administrator is responsible for installing| configuring| maintaining| and monitoring Apache Kafka clusters to ensure high availability| security| and optimal performance.
- They manage topics| partitions| and replication| troubleshoot issues| implement security protocols (SSLTLS| SASL| ACLs)| and automate tasks using tools like Ansible or Terraform.
- TechfetchTechfetch 4Key Roles and ResponsibilitiesCluster Management Installing| configuring| and upgrading Kafka brokers| ZookeeperKRaft| Connect| and Schema Registry.
- Performance Tuning Monitoring Monitoring cluster health| broker performance| consumer lag| and producer latency using tools like Prometheus and Grafana to ensure high throughput.Topic Partition Management Managing topic configuration| partitioning strategies| replication factors| and data retention policies.Security Access Control Implementing security measures such as SSLTLS encryption| Kerberos authentication| and ACLs (Access Control Lists) to secure data.
- Troubleshooting Support Providing 3rd-level support to resolve broker| producer| or consumer issues and performing root cause analysis (RCA).Disaster Recovery High Availability Designing and managing replication strategies across regions for disa
- ster recovery and ensuring broker redundancy.Automation Developing scripts to automate routine tasks| such as provisioning and monitoring| using Ansible| Puppet| or Kubernetes.Collaboration Working with developers to design data pipelines| optimize producerconsumer configurations| and onboard new applications. TechfetchTechfetch 9Required SkillsIn-depth knowledge of Apache KafkaConfluent Kafka.Strong Linux system administration skills.Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus| Grafana| JMX).Scripting proficiency in Python| Bash| or Java.Experience with containerization tools (Docker| KubernetesOpenShift).