Kafka Engineer / Kafka Architect

Job Title: Kafka Engineer / Kafka Architect
Location: Rosemont, IL (Fully Onsite)
Salary: $100,000 - $135,000 per year
Employment Type: Full-Time
Eligibility: US Citizens and Green Card Holders Only

Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Kafka Engineer or Kafka Architect to join our team in Rosemont, IL, for a fully onsite role. In this position, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing Kafka-based systems to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with other teams to integrate and optimize Kafka in various applications and ensure seamless data flow across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage Kafka-based systems and solutions.
• Architect, optimize, and scale Kafka clusters to meet the growing demands of the business.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and other teams to integrate Kafka with various applications.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and security of Kafka clusters.
• Develop and maintain Kafka stream processing pipelines and data models.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka-related issues, ensuring optimal system performance.
• Monitor Kafka metrics and logs to identify and address potential bottlenecks or issues.
• Provide Kafka-related technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Kafka Engineer or Kafka Architect, with hands-on expertise in Kafka ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of Kafka architecture, including brokers, producers, consumers, topics, and partitions.
• Experience with Kafka cluster setup, configuration, tuning, and management.
• Expertise in stream processing technologies (e.g., Kafka Streams, KSQL, etc.).
• Knowledge of data modeling and integration with databases and other systems.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools for Kafka (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Strong programming skills in Java, Scala, or Python.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with event-driven architectures and microservices.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and data pipelines.
• Certifications related to Kafka or cloud platforms.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.

Eligibility Requirements:

• US Citizens or Green Card Holders Only.
• Fully Onsite Role.

How to Apply:
If you meet the qualifications and are ready to contribute to a dynamic, innovative team in an onsite capacity, please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration.