Lead Kafka Admin Full Time

• Company Profile:

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Job Title: Lead Kafka Admin

Position: LA

Experience: 6-12 Years

Category: SE

Main location: India Hyderabad

Position ID: J0526-0988

Employment Type: Full Time

Your future duties and responsibilities

Lead the design and development of Kafka-based streaming architectures and data pipelines Own Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and upgrades.

• Establish standards for topic design, schema management, security, and reliability
• Collaborate with application, platform, and data teams to integrate event-driven solutions Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance and code reviews.
• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, streams, connectors)
• Experience operating Kafka in production environments Proficiency in Java and/or Scala (Python a plus)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, messaging patterns, and event-driven architecture
• Strong expertise in event-driven architecture and microservices
• Experience integrating Kafka with APIs, batch systems, and databases
• Experience with schema registries, monitoring, and performance tuning
• Experience with Kafka Streams, ksqlDB, or Kafka Connect Cloud-based Kafka platforms and
• containerized deployments
• Familiarity with CI/CD, observability, and security best practices
• Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift environments

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.