System Specialist

Job Title: Kafka Administrator

Location: Chennai

Experience: 4–10 Years

Short JD:

We are looking for an experienced Kafka Administrator to manage, monitor, and support Kafka infrastructure and related Unix/Linux environments. The candidate should have hands-on experience in Kafka administration, cluster monitoring, troubleshooting, topic management, and performance optimization. Experience with scripting (Shell/Python), Linux administration, and big data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark is desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and support Kafka clusters and infrastructure.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Kafka performance.
• Manage Kafka topics, producers, and consumers.
• Handle Unix/Linux administration activities.
• Develop automation scripts using Shell/Python.
• Provide production support and resolve customer issues.
• Ensure Kafka infrastructure availability, security, and reliability.

Preferred Skills:

• Kafka Administration
• Linux/Unix Administration
• Shell/Python Scripting
• Jenkins, Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence
• Elasticsearch
• IBM MQ or RabbitMQ (preferred)