Kafka Admin
Install, configure, and maintain Apache Kafka clusters across multiple environments including production. Manage brokers, topics, and consumer groups while monitoring cluster health and performance.
- On-site
- Toronto, ON
- Posted Aug 6, 2026
- Apply by Sep 5, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
Apache Kafka Administration - Kafka Cluster Installation, Configuration, and Management - Topic, Partition, and Replication Management - Kafka Broker Administration and Performance Tuning - Kafka Connect - Schema Registry - Consumer Group Management - Kafka Security (SSL/TLS, SASL, ACLs) - High Availability and Disaster Recovery Configuration - Kafka Monitoring and Alerting - Linux/Unix Administration - Shell Scripting (Bash) and/or Python Scripting - Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis of Kafka Production Issues - Capacity Planning and Cluster Scaling - Log Analysis and Performance Optimization - Experience with Monitoring Tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, Datadog) Roles & Responsibilities - Install, configure, administer, and maintain Apache Kafka clusters across Development, Testing, UAT, and Production environments. - Manage Kafka brokers, topics, partitions, replication factors, and consumer groups to ensure platform stability and performance. - Monitor Kafka cluster health, availability, capacity, and resource utilization using enterprise monitoring tools. - Perform Kafka performance tuning, capacity planning, and cluster scaling activities to support growing business workloads. - Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka infrastructure, messaging, connectivity, and performance-related issues. -
What you’ll do
Install, configure, and maintain Apache Kafka clusters across multiple environments including production. Manage brokers, topics, and consumer groups while monitoring cluster health and performance.
Requirements
Requires expertise in Kafka administration, security, and performance tuning. Proficiency in Linux/Unix, scripting (Bash/Python), and experience with enterprise monitoring tools is essential.
Listed skills
- PythonPreferred
Other relevant skills
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- Apache Kafka
- Kafka Connect
- Schema Registry
- Kafka Security
- Linux/Unix Administration
- Shell Scripting
- Python
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Splunk
- ELK Stack
- Datadog
- Performance Tuning
- Capacity Planning
- Disaster Recovery
- Root Cause Analysis
Job areas
- Technology
- Software
- Data & Analytics
- Consulting
- Engineering
Additional details
- Minimum experience
- 5+ years
- Apply by
- Sep 5, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available