Production Support Specialist

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Job Title:
Kafka Engineer/Administrator

Location:
Irving TX

Type :
Contract (Hybrid)

Job Description

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, App Dynamics, 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, Service Now 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.

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit  to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Contract

• Job function
  
  Information Technology
• Industries
  
  IT Services and IT Consulting

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