Job Summary
Kafka Lead
5+ years of experience on Kafka Cluster Confluent cloud Partitions Security Disaster recovery Data pipeline Data replication.
5+ years of experience in building producer applications for Kafka and Configuration in KAFKA preferably cloud native applications.
2+ Experience in diagnosing Troubleshooting and solving Kafka issues and maintaining the documentation for the same.
3+ years of experience with design considerations for high volume transaction systems
Responsibilities
3+ years of experience with any or all the following Agile/Scrum Development & Management Scaled Agile Framework Iterative & Incremental development approaches Continuous Integration and delivery
2+ years of experience on Leading Architecting and capacity planning the kafka clusters brokers Producer Consumers self-managed connectors schema registry both on confluent Platform and confluent cloud.
2+xperience on monitoring technologies such as Prometheus Grafana Kafka Manager confluent control Centre and other Kafka too
2+ years of experience on automation of day-to-day operations using Terraforms.
Roles & Responsibilities
Lead and work as Architect on Kafka Capacity planning installation administration/Platform management performance optimization of Kafka partitioning and Kafka brokers.
Lead on Kafka Cluster Partitions Security Disaster recovery Data pipeline Data replication.
Lead on Operational management of the Confluent Kafka platform.
Lead on tuning Kafka partitioning. Performance optimization with Kafka brokers.
Lead and Architect Self-Managed Kafka connectors
Lead on deploying confluent Kafka cluster which includes Installation Configuration Deployment Securing Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Work on administrating confluent Kafka
Lead on optimization of Kafka cluster using performance tuning at different levels (Producer broker and consumer).
Design and automate the daily operations of the Event Streaming Environments as well as architecting additional tools for integrating with the Event Streaming environment.
Analyze current information technology environments to identify and assess critical capabilities and recommend solutions
Provide research and development activities for architecture
Collaborate with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions for confluent connectivity.
Collaborate with Project Managers and technical leads to provision estimates develop overall implementation solution plan and serve as a lead as required. Provide lab and vendor support
Provide guidance for enterprise-wide technology to junior staff
Develop frameworks standards & reference material for architecture and associated products
Develop & maintain common services repositories & utility components for the enterprise
Provide data application & technology deliverables on a program & project level basis including risk & opportunity assessment modeling and design related products and services
Effectively communicate the architecture to all levels of the organization
Adhere to enterprise architecture strategies principals standards policies and procedures.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
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About us
Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant (a member of the NASDAQ-100 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com.