Senior Kafka Administrator

Senior Kafka Administrator

Salary: $150k-$160k + 15% Bonus

Location: Hybrid role in either location

Chicago, IL/Dallas, TX

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related area
• 7-10 years of related experience with
• Minimum 7 years' experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment.
• Minimum 3 supporting Middleware technologies
• Expert understanding of:
  • Kafka and supporting monitoring/administrative tools
  • Systems administration and change management practices
  • J2EE application services
  • Message-oriented middleware
  • Internet/Web based technologies
  • ITLT Best Practices
  • Scripting and coding
  • Network technologies
  • CI/CD tools
  • Cloud native applications
  • Technologies used to support microservices
  • File transfer protocols including SFTP
  • Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management)
  • Security controls as applied to software technologies.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Kafka software and supporting tools classified as Middleware on multiple operating system platforms
• Also install, configure, and maintain 3rd party software components classified as Middleware on multiple operating system platforms.
• Use subject matter expertise with products to advise on design and assist with development of applications using these tools.
• Configure production, development and testing environments and ensure the availability of these application services
• Write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins and Ansible
• Provide performance tuning of components and services
• Design disaster recovery solutions for Middleware technologies to comply with business continuity objectives