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Kafka Administrator
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New York City, Richmond County, New York, USA
Listed on 2026-08-18
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Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-18
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Data Engineering, Information Security & Data Protection
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Kafka Administrator
New York, NY (Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite) Rate: DOE
Key Responsibilities:- Manage Apache Kafka clusters, including installation, configuration, upgrades, and maintenance.
- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery readiness of Kafka environments.
- Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize Kafka throughput and latency.
- Implement and manage security controls, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and access policies.
- Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks to proactively detect and resolve issues.
- Troubleshoot Kafka-related issues such as broker failures, connectivity problems, and data inconsistencies.
- Collaborate with development, Dev Ops, and data engineering teams to integrate Kafka with enterprise applications and data pipelines.
- Develop scripts and automation to streamline cluster operations and reduce manual intervention.
- Perform capacity planning to ensure scalability and future growth requirements are met.
- Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of configurations, processes, and operational procedures.
Skills & Experience:
- Strong experience in Apache Kafka administration and cluster management.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka brokers, topics, partitions, and consumer groups.
- Good understanding of distributed systems and streaming architectures.
- Experience with Kafka security (SSL, SASL, ACLs).
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
- Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, or similar).
- Scripting experience (Shell, Python, or similar) for automation.
- Experience working in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) is a plus.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
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