Kafka Admin
The role involves the installation, configuration, and management of Apache Kafka clusters, including performance tuning and security implementation. It also requires production support, incident management, and the execution of upgrades and maintenance activities.
- On-site
- Toronto, ON
- Posted Aug 6, 2026
- Apply by Sep 5, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills - 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) - Understanding of Distributed Systems and Event-Driven Architecture - Production Support and Incident Management - Kafka Upgrades, Patching, and Maintenance Activities
What you’ll do
The role involves the installation, configuration, and management of Apache Kafka clusters, including performance tuning and security implementation. It also requires production support, incident management, and the execution of upgrades and maintenance activities.
Requirements
Candidates must have strong technical expertise in Kafka administration, including security (SSL/TLS, SASL) and monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana. Proficiency in Linux/Unix administration and scripting with Bash or Python is required.
Other relevant skills
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- Apache Kafka Administration
- Kafka Cluster Installation
- Topic and Partition Management
- Kafka Broker Performance Tuning
- Kafka Connect
- Schema Registry
- Kafka Security
- High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Kafka Monitoring
- Linux/Unix Administration
- Shell Scripting
- Python Scripting
- Root Cause Analysis
- Capacity Planning
- Prometheus
- Grafana
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