Kafka Administrator / Platform Engineer

Experience: 3+ Years
Location: Hyderabad/Bangalore

Work Mode: Hybrid

Mandatory Skills

• Hands-on Apache Kafka / Confluent Kafka Administration
• Linux Administration
• Microsoft Azure
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Client/Production Support

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Kafka Administrator with strong expertise in administering and supporting Apache/Confluent Kafka platforms in production environments. The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience with Kafka cluster deployment, configuration, upgrades, security, performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational support.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Apache/Confluent Kafka clusters.
• Manage Kafka brokers, topics, partitions, replication, retention policies, and consumer groups.
• Perform Kafka upgrades, patching, capacity planning, cluster scaling, and disaster recovery activities.
• Implement and manage Kafka security (SSL, SASL, ACLs, authentication, and authorization).
• Deploy and support Kafka workloads on Azure and AKS environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot Linux servers supporting Kafka infrastructure.
• Monitor Kafka platform health, performance, and availability.
• Provide L2/L3 production support and directly engage with clients to resolve critical issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams to ensure platform stability and reliability.

Required Experience

• 3+ years in Kafka Administration.
• Proven hands-on experience managing Apache/Confluent Kafka clusters in production.
• Strong understanding of Kafka architecture, brokers, replication, partitioning, and cluster management.
• Experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and AKS.
• Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and client-facing support skills.