Deep expertise in Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform (installation, configuration, upgrades, and monitoring) • Solid understanding of Kafka architecture (brokers, topics, partitions, replication, producers, consumers) • Experience with Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and KSQL • Proficiency in troubleshooting and resolving Kafka issues (performance tuning, log analysis, recovery) • Knowledge of security best practices (SSL, SASL, ACLs, encryption) • Experience with automation and scripting (using Bash, Python, or similar) • Familiarity with cloud platforms - Azure and deploying Kafka in cloud environments • Experience with monitoring tools (Confluent Control Center, Grafana, etc.) • Understanding of DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code) • Strongcomms ,documentation