Confluent Kafka Administrator

Datamatics Technologies

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

7-9 Years

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Job Description

Job Title: Confluent Kafka Administrator
Location: Remote / Onsite
Experience:7+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Confluent Kafka Administrator to manage and support enterprise-grade Kafka environments. The ideal candidate will be responsible for installation, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting Kafka clusters to ensure stability, performance, and security.

Key ResponsibilitiesKafka Cluster Management

Install, configure, and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters (on-premises or cloud).
Manage Kafka brokers, Zookeepers, topics, partitions, replication, and retention policies.
Perform version upgrades, patches, expansions, and cluster migrations.

Operations & Monitoring

Monitor cluster performance, throughput, consumer lag, and system health.
Automate operational tasks using scripting (Python/Bash).
Implement monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar tools.

Troubleshooting & Optimization

Diagnose and resolve production issues such as consumer lag, broker failures, replication delays, etc.
Tune performance for brokers, topics, partitions, and producers/consumers.

Security & Compliance

Implement and manage security features including RBAC, SSL/TLS, ACLs, Kerberos.
Ensure compliance with internal governance and data protection standards.

Documentation & Support

Maintain documentation for configurations, processes, and SOPs.
Provide on-call support for high-priority incidents.

Required Skills & Qualifications

7+ years of IT experience with at least 34 years dedicated to Kafka administration.
Strong hands-on experience with Confluent Kafka platform.
Expertise in troubleshooting Kafka issues and optimizing performance.
Experience with Linux-based systems (RHEL/Ubuntu).
Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash).
Experience with monitoring and logging tools (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus).
Knowledge of network, security, and distributed systems fundamentals.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Kafka on cloud platforms (AWS MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Confluent Cloud).
Knowledge of CI/CD and automation frameworks (Ansible, Terraform).
Experience with container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes).