Kafka Administrator
Listed on 2026-09-20
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IT/Tech
Data Engineering, Data Analyst, Database Administrator, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
New York, United States
The Kafka Administrator role based in New York City, New York, United States, requires a seasoned professional with 6-8+ years of experience in Kafka administration within the financial services and investment banking industry. The role entails setting up Kafka topics, brokers, and Zookeeper instances, configuring data ingestion using Kafka connectors, and ensuring smooth streaming of on-premises data for cloud analytics using
Confluent Kafka. The administrator will optimize Kafka deployments for throughput, latency, durability, and availability, manage error handling and message replay mechanisms, and deploy Kafka nodes on managed Kubernetes platforms like AKS/Open Shift. Additionally, the role involves implementing monitoring dashboards and maintaining Kafka infrastructure health using tools like Grafanaand Prometheus. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and expertise in Kafka and Zookeeper.
The position focuses on Kafka administration expertise within therealm of database administration and technology operations.
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