Kafka Infrastructure Engineer/Administrator
Location: Irving
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Global Financial Firm located in IRVING, TX has an immediate
contract opportunity for an experienced Kafka Infrastructure
Engineer/Administrator "This role is currently on a Hybrid
Schedule. You will need to have reliable internet, computer and
android or iphone for remote access into the client systems during
remote work. We will be expected in the office weekly 3 days
depending on the team requirement. Video/ f2f interviews are
required prior to all offers. Kafka Infrastructure
Engineer/Administrator This role involves L3 Production Support,
Engineering, User Onboarding to Kafka, analyze and identify
existing Production issues and recommending appropriate solutions.
Key Responsibilities: Requires Confluent Kafka subject matter and
hands-on administrative experience Expertise in installing,
administration, Production Support and maintaining Confluent
Platform components including Apache Kafka and related tools.
Experience with Event Driven Architecture Components: Apache Kafka,
Kafka Brokers, Zookeeper, etc. expertise in scripting technologies
such as SHELL or Python for software automation Implement and use
monitoring and observability tools, including splunk, grafana,
AppDynamics, JMX, to ensure system health and performance is
measured. Identify problem causality, business impact and root
causes Document requirements for complex, high-impact application
enhancements and problem resolution. Identify risks,
vulnerabilities, and security issues; communicate impact and
propose risk mitigation options. Utilizing ticketing tools such as
JIRA, ServiceNow for issue tracking and collaboration. Plan and
execute existing Middleware Integrations to Kafka, with minimal
disruption and optimal performance. Knowledge/Experience: Strong
administrative, L3 and Engineering experience for Confluent Kafka
and managing large-scale multi-region Kafka cluster
environments.
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