The Kafka Administrator role based in New York City, NewYork, United States, requires a seasoned professional with 6-8 years ofexperience in Kafka administration within the financial services and investmentbanking industry. The role entails setting up Kafka topics, brokers, andZookeeper instances, configuring data ingestion using Kafka connectors, andensuring smooth streaming of on-premises data for cloud analytics usingConfluent Kafka. The administrator will optimize Kafka deployments forthroughput, latency, durability, and availability, manage error handling andmessage replay mechanisms, and deploy Kafka nodes on managed Kubernetes platformslike AKS/OpenShift. Additionally, the role involves implementing monitoringdashboards and maintaining Kafka infrastructure health using tools like Grafanaand Prometheus. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communicationskills, a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and expertise in Kafka andZookeeper. The position focuses on Kafka administration expertise within therealm of database administration and technology operations.