Job Description:

- We are seeking a skilled and motivated Kafka Administrator to manage maintain and optimize our Apache Kafka clusters
- The ideal candidate will have hands on experience in deploying configuring and monitoring Kafka environments ensuring high availability reliability and performance of data streaming systems
- You will collaborate with development DevOps and infrastructure teams to support real time data pipelines and streaming applications

Key Responsibilities:

- Install configure and manage Apache Kafka clusters in production and non production environments
- Monitor Kafka cluster health performance and capacity using tools such as Prometheus Grafana or similar
- Perform cluster tuning and optimization to ensure high throughput and low latency
- Manage Kafka topics partitions brokers replication and retention policies
- Implement and maintain data security including authentication SASL authorization ACLs and encryption SSL TLS
- Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka related issues including broker failures consumer lag and data inconsistencies
- Automate routine tasks using scripting Shell Python etc
- and configuration management tools




- Work closely with development teams to design scalable and fault tolerant data streaming solutions
- Perform upgrades patching and maintenance with minimal downtime
- Ensure backup and disaster recovery mechanisms for Kafka clusters
- Maintain documentation for configurations processes and troubleshooting guides

Technical Requirements:

- 2 5 years of experience working with Apache Kafka administration support
- Robust understanding of distributed systems and messaging architectures
- Hands on experience with Kafka ecosystem tools Zookeeper KRaft Kafka Connect Kafka Streams
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus Grafana or ELK stack
- Knowledge of Linux Unix systems administration
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS Azure or GCP
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools Docker Kubernetes is a plus
- Understanding of data pipelines ETL processes and streaming concepts
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Good scripting knowledge Bash Python or similar

Additional Responsibilities:

- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field

Preferred Skills:

Technology->Java->Apache->Kafka

📌 Kafka Admin (India)
🏢 Infosys
📍 India