Kafka Admin Full Time NEW

Role- Kafka Engineer

Location-Gurgaon

Experience-3-5 Years

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage and support Apache Kafka clusters in production environments.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Kafka using Strimzi / AMQ Streams Operators.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and availability using Prometheus, Grafana, and logging tools (EFK/Loki).
• Perform incident management, troubleshooting issues such as:
• ISR/URP issues
• Consumer lag
• Broker instability
• Leader election and rebalancing
• Handle Kafka topic management (partitions, replication, retention policies).
• Work with Kafka Connect, Kafka Bridge, and MirrorMaker for data integration and replication.
• Manage ActiveMQ (AMQ) configurations including queues, DLQ, expiry queues, and redelivery policies.
• Execute capacity planning, scaling, and storage management activities.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures.
• Manage rolling upgrades, CRD updates, and version upgrades of Kafka clusters.
• Ensure security compliance using:
• TLS/mTLS
• SASL/SCRAM
• OAuth/OIDC (Keycloak)
• RBAC and network policies
• Collaborate with DevOps, application teams, and support teams for smooth operations.
• Maintain proper documentation and ensure smooth shift handovers. 

Requirements:

• 3–5 years of experience in Kafka Administration / Messaging Systems.
• Strong understanding of:
• Kafka architecture (topics, partitions, offsets, consumer groups)
• OpenShift/Kubernetes (pods, deployments, services, ingress/routes)
• Hands-on experience with:
• Strimzi / AMQ Streams
• CLI tools: oc, kubectl, Kafka CLI, AMQ CLI
• Experience with Kafka Connect, MirrorMaker, Kafka Bridge
• Knowledge of ActiveMQ (JMS) concepts and configurations
• Experience in monitoring & alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Strong troubleshooting skills in distributed systems
• Familiarity with log analysis and observability tools (EFK/Loki)
• Experience in handling production incidents and SLA-driven environments
• Good understanding of security protocols (TLS, SASL, OAuth, RBAC)
• Strong communication, analytical, and documentation skills