Senior Kafka Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Kafka Engineer to join our team and be responsible for installing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining Kafka platform, ensuring optimal performance, security, and developing new features / automation / integration.

Responsibilities
Install and provision new Kafka clusters and supporting components
Regularly monitor the health and performance of the Kafka platform and data pipelines
Identify and fix issues related to the platform, including data pipelines, network problems, cloud or containerization resources failures, or software bugs
Perform regular performance tuning of Kafka platform components
Monitor and optimize the cost and performance of Kafka clusters
Upgrade the Kafka platform to newer versions, including planning, testing, and implementation
Manage the security of the Kafka platform, including access control lists, encryption, and regular security reviews
Perform regular backups and disaster recovery procedures
Manage the capacity of the Kafka platform, including projecting future growth and scaling needs
Document procedures, configurations, and issue resolutions, and share knowledge with the team
Requirements
Proven experience in the implementation and maintenance of Confluent Platform
Minimum 5 Years of experience in Kafka Administration
Experience in Helm / Kubernetes
Proficiency with deploying Kafka in Kubernetes
Experience in Python Or Shell Scripting
Excellent knowledge of Cloud : AWS /GCP (compute, networking, storage, IAM)
B2+ English level