Job Title: Confluent Kafka Engineer (backfill)
Duration: 9 months to start, will extend
Location: 100% remote
Top Skills:
Confluent Kafka / Apache Kafka (admin and development)
Scripting (python or java or etc.) - experience with java is also nice to have
REST API's
Familiarity with GIT and CI/CD
Project Overview: Client Enterprise Middleware Service team is looking for a senior messaging system engineer to help build out, maintain, and troubleshoot the bank's rapidly expanding Confluent Kafka messaging infrastructure. Contractor will work under a team leader and assist with Coding, testing, and debugging application programs from functional specifications.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
• Manage all environments (Development, Testing and Production) of Confluent Kafka cluster
• Install, configure and provide support for functional and performance testing of new features of modern messaging system.
• Work with application developers in POCs to design solutions with Client and advanced product features
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability by monitoring and testing application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes
• Design and maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
• Design of expansion of current cluster and integration of existing cluster with cloud
• Architect the roadmap for messaging systems in the bank
• Provide 3rd level support and act as an assistant to the technical leader of offshore support team
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution
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