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NO SPONSORSHIP - NO OPT Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Middleware Kafka Keys: Kraft, CFK, Zookeeper, and control center. Terraform & Ansible are nice to haves, just need to be familiar with them Sharp, seasoned, administrator with medium experience in Terraform and Ansible We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Infrastructure Middleware Engineer with deep expertise in Kafka administration, infrastructure as code (IaC), cloud automation, container orchestration and CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust and scalable middleware solutions, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. You will play a crucial role in automating infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and operations, enabling our organization to rapidly deliver and scale applications. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: • Design, implement and manage highly available and scalable Kafka clusters. • Monitor Kafka performance, troubleshoot issues and optimize configurations. • Stay updated on the latest industry trends and best practices in Confluent Kafka development. • Troubleshoot and resolve any technical issues related to Kafka implementations. • Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of projects within agreed timelines. • Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve solution quality. • Develop and maintain IaC using Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and configuration Management. • Create and maintain reusable IaC modules. • Design and implement cloud-based infrastructure solutions on AWS and Azure. • Automate cloud resource provisioning, scaling and management using cloud-native tools and services. • Deploy and Manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and Rancher • Troubleshoot container-related issues and optimize container performance. • Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub, Artifactory, Harness and Jenkins. • Automated the build, test and deployment of middleware components. • Integrate IaC and container technologies into CI/CD pipelines. • Document all processes and procedures. • Work with development teams to ensure smooth deployments. Qualifications: • Strong proficiency in IaC tools, specifically Ansible, Terraform and bash scripting. • Extensive experience with cloud automation and provisioning on AWS and Azure. • Proficiency in CI/CD tools, including GitHub, Artifactory, Harness and Jenkins. • Strong scripting skills in languages like Python and Bash. • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills • Understanding of networking principles. • Experience with monitoring tools like Splunk, Splunk OTEL, Prometheus and Grafana. Technical Skills: • Knowledge and experience with Kraft, CFK, Zookeeper and control center is a must • Kafka, Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Kubernetes, Rancher, GitHub, Artifactory, Harness, Jenkins, AWS, Azure, CI/CD, IaC, Automated Cloud Provisioning • Continuously improve and optimize Kafka solutions to enhance performance and scalability. •

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