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Mid-level Kafka role in a metro location with a common 5+ years requirement increases applicant competition.
Kafka, Java, and integration skills transfer across industries, though enterprise integration experience gives moderate bias.
Mandatory 5+ years Kafka experience plus Java/Spring Boot and connector/schema requirements make filters strict.
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Design, develop, and support event-driven integration solutions using Apache Kafka including producers, consumers, topics, schemas, and connectors.
Monitor Kafka platform health, performance, and availability to ensure compliance with SLAs and optimize performance including partitioning and replication strategies.
Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless data exchange, troubleshoot incidents, and contribute to CI/CD automation and platform governance.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field.
5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka development and support including Kafka Producers, Consumers, Kafka Connect, and Schema Registry.
Experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS preferred).
Work Experience Required: 5+ years with Apache Kafka development and support.
Experienced in handling enterprise-scale, event-driven integration projects using Kafka focusing on scalability, reliability, and security.
Comfortable working in collaborative, cross-functional teams including integration, application, cloud, and infrastructure groups in fast-paced environments.
Skilled in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and implementing governance/security best practices for Kafka deployments.