Role As part of the modernization initiative this role is responsible for designing deploying and administering Apache Kafka clusters that form the backbone of our SaaS product s event-driven architecture The role requires a hands-on expert who ensures reliability scalability and security of Kafka platforms integrated with modernized applications built on NET Core and React As a Senior Kafka Administrator you will be a key member of the team responsible for modernizing our legacy Microsoft technology platform to a NET Core and React-based architecture This role focuses on designing managing and optimizing Apache Kafka clusters to support real-time data streaming and processing for our SaaS applications You will work as an individual contributor collaborating closely with developers Azure Architects data engineers and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless messaging operations without team management responsibilities Responsibilities Install configure upgrade and manage Apache Kafka clusters in production and non-production environments Partner with architects and developers to define messaging strategies topics partitions and retention policies Monitor tune and optimize Kafka for throughput latency and scalability Implement security controls including SSL SASL authentication and authorization Manage Kafka Connect Schema Registry and Kafka Streams to support integrations Develop backup recovery disaster recovery and high availability strategies for Kafka Troubleshoot and resolve incidents related to brokers producers and consumers Automate cluster provisioning scaling and configuration via scripts and Infrastructure-as-Code Integrate Kafka monitoring and alerting with observability tools Provide expertise and best practices guidance to engineering teams consuming Kafka services Manage configure and maintain Apache Kafka clusters to ensure high availability scalability and performance for SaaS applications Optimize Kafka configurations including topics partitions replication and retention policies to support real-time data streaming for NET Core and React applications Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies for Kafka clusters to ensure data durability and reliability Collaborate with the development team to integrate Kafka with modernized NET Core and React applications ensuring seamless data flow between components Design and implement Kafka topics schemas and producers consumers to support new application features and data pipelines Assist in migrating legacy messaging or data workflows e g MSMQ SQL Server-based queues to Apache Kafka ensuring minimal disruption Monitor Kafka cluster performance using tools like Confluent Control Center Prometheus Grafana or custom scripts proactively identifying and resolving issues Troubleshoot complex Kafka-related issues including connectivity message delivery failures and performance bottlenecks Implement monitoring and alerting systems to ensure 24 7 reliability of Kafka clusters for SaaS customers Ensure Kafka cluster security by implementing best practices for access control e g SASL ACLs encryption e g SSL TLS and auditing Maintain compliance with industry standards e g GDPR SOC 2 or other relevant regulations for data streaming and processing Work closely with NET Core and React developers data engineers and DevOps teams to optimize Kafka integration and ensure efficient data processing Document Kafka configurations processes and optimization strategies to support team knowledge sharing Required Skills Minimum 7-8 years of hands-on experience as a Kafka Administrator in a production environment preferably within a SaaS or product-based organization Proven experience supporting messaging or streaming systems for applications built on Microsoft technologies e g NET Framework MSMQ and transitioning to modern stacks like NET Core Experience with migrating legacy messaging systems to Apache Kafka is highly desirable Deep expertise in Apache Kafka administration including cluster setup configuration topic management replication and performance tuning Strong knowledge of Kafka ecosystem tools e g Kafka Connect Schema Registry Kafka Streams ksqlDB Familiarity with NET Core and React application architectures and their integration with Kafka for real-time data processing Experience with monitoring tools e g Confluent Control Center Prometheus Grafana and scripting e g Bash Python for automation Knowledge of cloud-based Kafka deployments e g Confluent Cloud AWS MSK Azure Event Hubs for Kafka is a plus Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field or equivalent experience Positive to Have Kafka certifications e g Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka or cloud certifications e g AWS Azure are a plus Good to Have Familiarity with DevOps practices including CI CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code e g Terraform Ansible Good to Have Knowledge of containerization e g Docker Kubernetes for Kafka deployments Exposure to front-end technologies like React for understanding application-Kafka interactions If you have any questions please direct your inquiries to careers simplifyhealthcare com

📌 Apache Kafka Admin (Maharashtra)
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