What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kafka Engineer position at InfiCare?
Job Title: Kafka Engineer
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Job Type: Contract (Long Term)
Experience: 8 years
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced Kafka Engineer to join our team in Minneapolis, MN. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in infrastructure analysis with hands-on expertise in Apache Kafka administration and cloud platform services.
Key Responsibilities
- Provision and manage Kafka services and Kafka clusters in production environments
- Handle Kafka client authentication and cluster security
- Deploy Search and Reporting Services
- Provision AWS OpenSearch services
- Support Pega EKS containerization initiatives
- Monitor Apache, web, and database servers
- Monitor and maintain application performance
Required Skills
- Apache Kafka — Service Provisioning, Cluster Management, Client Authentication
- AWS and Azure Cloud concepts
- AWS OpenSearch Service
- Pega EKS and containerization
- Server monitoring — Apache, Web, and DB
- Application performance monitoring
Preferred Skills
- Prior experience in infrastructure analyst roles
- Familiarity with cloud-native deployment patterns
Location & Work Model
Minneapolis, MN — please confirm work model preference upon application.
Engagement Details
Long-term contract engagement. Immediate start preferred.