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Kafka Infrastructure Administrator - Kraft, CFK, Zookeeper, and Control Center We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Middleware Engineer with deep expertise in Kafka administration, IaC, cloud automation, container orchestration and CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable middleware solutions, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. You will automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments and operations to enable rapid delivery and scale. Responsibilities • Design, implement and manage highly available and scalable Kafka clusters. • Monitor Kafka performance, troubleshoot issues and optimize configurations. • Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in Confluent Kafka development. • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Kafka implementations. • Work with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery within timelines. • Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to improve solution quality. • Develop and maintain IaC using Ansible and Terraform for provisioning and configuration management. • Create and maintain reusable IaC modules. • Design and implement cloud-based infrastructure on AWS and Azure; automate provisioning and scaling. • Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and Rancher; troubleshoot container issues. • Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Artifactory, Harness and Jenkins. • Automate build, test and deployment of middleware components and integrate IaC and container technologies into CI/CD pipelines. • Document all processes and procedures and work with development teams to ensure smooth deployments. Qualifications • Strong proficiency in IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform) and scripting (bash). • Extensive experience with cloud automation and provisioning on AWS and Azure. • Proficiency with CI/CD tools including GitHub, Artifactory, Harness and Jenkins. • Strong scripting skills in Python and Bash; excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities. • Understanding of networking principles. • Experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Grafana. Technical Skills • Knowledge of Kraft, CFK, Zookeeper and Control Center. • Kafka, Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Kubernetes, Rancher, GitHub, Artifactory, Harness, Jenkins, AWS, Azure, CI/CD, IaC, Automated Cloud Provisioning. • Continuous improvement of Kafka solutions to enhance performance and scalability. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Information Technology Industries Computer Hardware Manufacturing #J-18808-Ljbffr

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