Kafka SME

6+ Months

Remote

 

Qualifications:

• Strong operational background running Kafka clusters at scale
• Strong understanding of Kafka broker, connect, and topic tuning and architectures
• Strong understanding of Linux fundamentals as related to Kafka performance
• Hands-on Kafka architecture expertise especially around Kafka clusters and integrations
• Knowledge and experience of containers and Kubernetes cluster
• Knowledge of both physical/on-prem systems and public cloud (Azure) infrastructure
• Competent with configuration management in code/IaC including Ansible and Terraform
• Competent operating Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in large scale environments (Runtime settings, JMX, troubleshooting, garbage collection, etc… )
• Ability to effectively mentor individuals on the Kafka environment and best practice considerations
• Strong skillsets teaching others on Kafka processes and procedures