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David Careers

Principal Kafka Admin/ Engineer (Cincinnati)

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flextonDayton (OH)
Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsComputer Systems Design Services

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About the role

Greetings from Flexton! Hope you are doing great today! One of my clients is looking for Principal Kafka Engineer::W2/C2C@ Blue Ash, OH (Remote) please share me your updated resume and desire salary for this position.
Job Summary: We are seeking a Principal Kafka Engineer to lead the management, scaling, and optimization of our enterprise event-streaming ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Apache/Confluent Kafka, applies object-oriented programming principles (OOPs) to advanced automation, and uses ITSM practices to support reliable, high-quality service delivery.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 3–5+ years of Kafka administration experience and 10+ years in software development or systems engineering.
Technical Skills: o Expertise in Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform, including Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL.o Proficient in Cluster Management - Zookeeper, KRafto Strong object-oriented programming skills; Java, Go, Pythono Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Salt.o Java backend development experience with Spring Boot.o Solid understanding of software design patterns.o Strong knowledge of architecture and design concepts, with the ability to create and maintain architecture artifacts.o Proficient in containerization technology such as Docker, Kubernetes etc.o Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.o Expertise in Domain Driven Design and Enterprise Application Integration.o Experience with observability, telemetry, and APM tools such as dynaTrace. Good understanding of networking, storage, virtualization, and other infrastructure architecture. Self-starter with a goal-oriented mindset. Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Expertise in supporting a Highly Available Low Latent Enterprise Application in Production environment(s).Experience working with globally distributed team(s).Frameworks: Solid understanding of ITSM/ITIL frameworks and Agile methodologies.
Desired Qualifications: Front-end development experience with Angular, React (preferred), or other TypeScript-based frameworks. Expertise in FinOps. Experience working in platform teams.
Preferred Certifications:
  • Cloud provider certifications, such as Azure Certified Solutions Architect.
  • Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka (CCAAK).TOGAFKey Responsibilities
  • Kafka Administration: Deploy, configure, and maintain highly available Kafka clusters across on-premises and cloud environments, including Azure and GCP. Manage topics, partitions, and replication to ensure platform reliability.
  • OOP-Based Development and Automation: Design and build reusable frameworks, automation tools, and APIs using Java to simplify cluster provisioning, monitoring, and self-service onboarding.
  • ITSM Integration: Manage the platform lifecycle through ITSM processes, including incident, problem, and change management, to reduce downtime and maintain SLA compliance.
  • Security and Compliance: Implement and maintain security controls and authentication mechanisms.
  • Performance Optimization: Monitor cluster health with tools such as dynaTrace, Prometheus, and Grafana. Perform capacity planning and tuning to support high-throughput data pipelines.
  • Collaboration: Partner with DevOps and application teams to provide guidance on event-driven architecture and producer/consumer performance best practices.

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