Kafka Developer

Job Title : Kafka Developer

Location : Noida/ Chennai/ Pune

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Mandatory Requirements:

• A degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• Kafka Expertise Strong knowledge of Kafka architecture, brokers, producers, consumers, and stream processing.
• Programming Skills Proficiency in Java, Scala, or Python for developing Kafka-based applications.
• Big Data & Streaming Technologies Experience with Spark, Flink, or Apache Storm is a plus.
• Database Knowledge Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases like Cassandra, MongoDB, or PostgreSQL.
• Cloud & DevOps Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Kubernetes/Docker.
• Event-Driven Architecture Understanding of event-driven and microservices architectures.
• Monitoring & Debugging Experience with Kafka monitoring tools like Confluent Control Center, Kafka Manager, or ELK stack.
• Security & Scalability Knowledge of Kafka security, access control, and scaling strategies.
• Problem-Solving & Communication Strong analytical skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams

Roles & Responsibilities

• Kafka Application Development Design, develop, and maintain real-time data streaming applications using Apache Kafka.
• Topic Management Create and manage Kafka topics, partitions, and replication factors.
• Data Pipeline Development Build and optimize data pipelines for real-time data processing.
• Producer & Consumer Implementation Develop Kafka producers and consumers for seamless data exchange between systems.
• Integration & Connectivity Integrate Kafka with databases, cloud services, and other messaging platforms.
• Performance Optimization Monitor and fine-tune Kafka clusters for low latency and high throughput.
• Security & Compliance Implement security best practices, including SSL, SASL, and authentication mechanisms.
• Cluster Administration Manage Kafka clusters, brokers, ZooKeeper, and ensure high availability.
• Monitoring & Logging Use tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Kafka Manager for monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Documentation & Best Practices Maintain documentation for Kafka configurations, data flow, and architectural decisions.

Mandatory Skills

Java, Apache Kafka, Kafka Streams, Kafka, Apache Zookeeper, Kafka Cluster, Kafka Administrator, Microservices