What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kafka Administrator position at Ryantech LLC?
Here is the job description:
Title: Sr. Kafka Admin
Location: NYC (Onsite)
Job Type: contract on W2
Job Descriptions:
Key Responsibilities:
·Deploy, configure and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters in a highly available environment.
·Perform Kafka upgrades and patching, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transitions.
· Administer security protocols and access controls to protect the platform.
Monitor cluster health and performance using our established monitoring stack(Prometheus, Grafana)
· Troubleshoot and resolve cluster-related incidents such as broker outages, replication lag.
·Develop and enhance automation scripts to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual intervention.
· Assist with planning and managing cluster resources to support future growth.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information technology or equivalent professional experience.
· 10 years of Kafka administration experience, ideally with confluent platform.
· Demonstrated expertise in Kafka upgrades and production troubleshooting.
· Strong background in Linux system administration.
· Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting for automation.
· Good understanding of Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability.
· Certification on Confluent Kafka is a plus.
Job Type: Contract
Work Location: In person