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Metro location and generic senior title balanced by niche Kafka ops requirement; moderate applicant density.
Kafka-specific operations skills transfer to SRE/platform roles but have limited crossover outside streaming-heavy environments.
Deep Kafka production and 24/7 on-call expertise required, creating strict technical shortlisting.
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Own 24/7 production support and monitoring for Kafka environments to maintain performance, availability, and reliability.
Perform advanced troubleshooting across all Kafka components (producers, consumers, brokers, clusters) to minimize downtime and ensure uninterrupted data flow.
Support and guide development teams on Kafka best practices, onboarding applications, and act as subject matter expert during incidents and root cause analysis.
Experience required: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.
Mandatory skills: Deep understanding of distributed systems and Kafka internals, advanced troubleshooting capabilities across full Kafka stack.
Work environment: Ability to work in a 24/7 operational support/on-call rotation setting.
Strong communication skills required to interact with engineering and non-engineering teams.
Demonstrated ownership of business-critical production environments with Kafka-based data streaming platforms.
Experienced in high-pressure, complex multi-layer issue resolution in a 24/7 production context.
Skilled in collaborating with development teams to improve system resilience and operational efficiency.