Sr. Kafka Administrator

LONG FINCH TECHNOLOGIES

New York, NY

Posted On: Nov 17, 2025

Posted On: Nov 17, 2025

Job Overview

Job Type

Contract - W2, Contract - Independent

Experience

11 - 16 Years

Salary

Depends on Experience

Work Arrangement

On-Site

Travel Requirement

0%

Required Skills

  • Kafka
  • Linux
  • Python
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
  • Deploy, configure, and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters in a highly available environment.
  • Perform Kafka upgrades and patching, ensuring minimal downtime and seamless transitions.
  • Administer security protocols and access controls to protect the platform.
  • Monitor cluster health and performance using our established monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Troubleshoot and resolve cluster-related incidents such as broker outages, replication lag.
  • Develop and enhance automation scripts to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual intervention.
  • Assist with planning and managing cluster resources to support future growth.

 

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Information technology or equivalent professional experience.
  • At least 5+ years of Kafka administration experience, ideally with confluent platform.
  • Demonstrated expertise in Kafka upgrades and production troubleshooting.
  • Strong background in Linux system administration.
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting for automation.
  • Good understanding of Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring and observability.
  • Certification on Confluent Kafka is a plus.

Job ID: 25000012


Posted By

Amrish Gautam