Kafka SME

IT

IT

IT

£ 600 - £ 700 / Daily
location_onCity Of London, Greater London
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Global retail client are in the market for an experienced Kafka SME.


You must be regarded as a Kafka expert. The role is likley to extend, Inside IR35.


Skills and required;


Design, deploy, and manage Apache Kafka clusters in a data centre and Azure environment.



  • Manage topics and access control lists (ACLs).

  • Monitor and balance the cluster to optimize resource utilization.

  • Diagnose and troubleshoot performance issues within the Kafka clusters.

  • Oversee system upgrades and patching to maintain platform stability and security.

  • Onboard new applications to seamlessly integrate with the Kafka messaging system.

  • Manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.

  • Use Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and management.



  • Able to automate the operation of Azure Infrastructure.

  • Operating Systems (Windows / Linux): using desired state configuration management tooling

  • CI/CD pipelines: can create a CI/CD pipeline to deploy Infrastructure changes.

  • Communicate effectively with Azure support to resolve any technical issues that may arise.

  • Experience with Azure services

  • Experience of managing Kafka cluster in production environment, including additional tasks like user/authentication management, cluster balancing, and system upgrades.

  • Can troubleshoot failures, determine root causes, and make any escalations as appropriate.


Please reach out to find further information.


Ref: JN-012025-410825