Kafka Engineer

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Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain scalable messaging and streaming solutions using Apache Kafka.
• Configure, monitor, and optimize Kafka clusters and related ecosystem components.
• Develop automation solutions and support tools using Python and Unix Shell scripting.
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions using Grafana, Prometheus, and related tools.
• Collaborate with globally distributed Agile teams to deliver large-scale enterprise applications.
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues across Kafka infrastructure and applications.
• Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and reliability improvements.
• Work closely with application development teams to integrate Kafka-based messaging solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architectural decisions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and support procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across platforms and processes.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with MongoDB.
• Understanding of AI/ML concepts and their integration within enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of cloud-native messaging architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Exposure to containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes would be advantageous.

Salary Range - CA$ 100,000 - CA$ 120,000 Per annum

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