Senior Kafka Administrator (23580-1) Ewing, NJ If you post this job on a job board, please do not use company name or salary. Experience level: Mid-senior Experience required: 10 Years Education level: Bachelors degree Job function: Information Technology Industry: Information Technology and Services Pay rate : View hourly payrate Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: No Visa sponsorship eligibility: No The Hiring manager is open to remote candidates as long as they are open to working Eastern Time zone hours. But they can be anywhere in the US. Role Description: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in managing and administering Apache Kafka in a production environment. Strong knowledge of Kafka architecture, including brokers, Zoo Keeper, Kafka Connect, and Kafka Streams. Experience in high availability and disaster recovery configurations for Kafka clusters. Experience with security best practices, including SSL/TLS encryption, SASL, and Kerberos. Proficiency in monitoring Kafka with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or similar. Solid understanding of distributed systems, networking, and data flow management. Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). Competencies: Digital: Apache Spark, Digital: Kafka Experience (Years): 8-10 Essential Skills: The ideal candidate will be responsible for configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Kafka clusters to ensure high availability, data integrity, and security. The Senior Kafka Administrator will implement industrys best practices for disaster recovery, monitoring, and securing Kafka environments. In this role, the candidate will also collaborate with development teams to ensure Kafka meets business requirements while optimizing performance, maintainability, reliability, and scalability. The duties of this position require a high level of technical expertise, particularly in ensuring the stability, security, and efficiency of Kafka environments. The candidate will be expected to implement strategies that maximize Kafkas performance and resilience, while maintaining established standards of quality, data encryption, and access control Kafka Cluster Configuration and Management High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)Backup and Restore Strategies Security and Encryption Monitoring and Optimization Maintenance and Troubleshooting Collaboration and Documentation Desirable Skills: Kafka Cluster Configuration and Management High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)Backup and Restore Strategies Security and Encryption Monitoring and Optimization Maintenance and Troubleshooting Collaboration and Documentation