What are the responsibilities and job description for the KAFKA ADMINISTRATOR position at Career-Mover?
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/OpenShift. Additionally, the role involves implementing monitoring
dashboards and maintaining Kafka infrastructure health using tools like Grafana
and 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 the
realm of database administration and technology operations.