Senior Kafka Administrator
About the role
Hiring: Senior Kafka Administrator / Kafka Platform Engineer | Canada | Contract We're looking for an experienced Senior Kafka Administrator / Kafka Platform Engineer to manage and support enterprise-scale Apache Kafka environments. If you have expertise in Kafka Administration, Performance Tuning, Security, and Automation, we'd love to hear from you! Location: Toronto, ON(Hybrid 4 Days onsite) Employment Type : Contract Experience : 5+ Years
Key Responsibilities Install, configure, and administer Apache Kafka clusters across Development, QA, and Production environments. Perform Kafka cluster provisioning, broker configuration, upgrades, patching, and maintenance. Monitor cluster health, broker performance, replication, partition distribution, and consumer lag. Optimize Kafka performance through partition management, replication tuning, and resource optimization. Configure and manage Kafka topics, ACLs, quotas, retention policies, and access controls. Implement high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and failover strategies. Troubleshoot broker failures, replication issues, message delivery problems, and consumer lag. Perform capacity planning and recommend infrastructure scaling based on workload trends. Implement Kafka security using SSL/TLS, SASL, Kerberos, OAuth, and ACLs. Manage Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and MirrorMaker. Automate Kafka administration using Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Support Kafka infrastructure deployments through CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to resolve messaging and streaming issues. Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and best practices. Participate in production on-call support and incident resolution. Required Skills Strong hands-on experience administering Apache Kafka clusters. Experience with: Kafka Broker Administration Kafka Connect Schema Registry MirrorMaker Expertise in: Topic Management Partition & Replication Management Consumer Lag Monitoring Performance Tuning Strong understanding of Kafka Security: SSL/TLS SASL Kerberos OAuth ACLs Experience with scripting using Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Knowledge of CI/CD practices and deployment automation. Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills. Experience supporting mission-critical production environments. Preferred Skills Kubernetes Docker Linux Administration Prometheus & Grafana Splunk Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) Interested candidates Please share your updated resume harish.a@siriinfoinc.com
About Siri InfoSolutions, Inc.
Siri InfoSolutions is a private equity consortium firm that specializes in providing IT staffing services to Fortune 500 clients throughout the United States.
We believe that Siri InfoSolutions is an exceptional company, comprised of individuals who take pride in their work and the solutions they offer. By gaining insights into what drives our specialty industries, engaging with our communities both professionally and personally, adhering to a disciplined process for identifying quality candidates, collaborating with employers to understand their core business and hiring needs, and delivering outstanding service, we achieve remarkable results for everyone involved.
Professional Services:
- Contract Staffing
- Direct placements
- Bench Sales
- Application Development
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Data Warehousing
- Customer Relationship Management
Siri InfoSolutions offers services to a diverse range of clients across various sectors, including banking, financial services, healthcare, human resources, telecommunications, insurance, hospitality, retail and distribution, and manufacturing. We cater to multinational customers.
Siri InfoSolutions serves multinational organizations and emphasizes that the true measure of service quality is found in the skills, performance, and dedication of its employees. We are committed to placing only top-tier professionals—individuals who meet not only technical requirements but also possess the drive and capability to make an immediate impact.
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Senior Kafka Administrator
About the role
Hiring: Senior Kafka Administrator / Kafka Platform Engineer | Canada | Contract We're looking for an experienced Senior Kafka Administrator / Kafka Platform Engineer to manage and support enterprise-scale Apache Kafka environments. If you have expertise in Kafka Administration, Performance Tuning, Security, and Automation, we'd love to hear from you! Location: Toronto, ON(Hybrid 4 Days onsite) Employment Type : Contract Experience : 5+ Years
Key Responsibilities Install, configure, and administer Apache Kafka clusters across Development, QA, and Production environments. Perform Kafka cluster provisioning, broker configuration, upgrades, patching, and maintenance. Monitor cluster health, broker performance, replication, partition distribution, and consumer lag. Optimize Kafka performance through partition management, replication tuning, and resource optimization. Configure and manage Kafka topics, ACLs, quotas, retention policies, and access controls. Implement high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and failover strategies. Troubleshoot broker failures, replication issues, message delivery problems, and consumer lag. Perform capacity planning and recommend infrastructure scaling based on workload trends. Implement Kafka security using SSL/TLS, SASL, Kerberos, OAuth, and ACLs. Manage Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and MirrorMaker. Automate Kafka administration using Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Support Kafka infrastructure deployments through CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to resolve messaging and streaming issues. Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and best practices. Participate in production on-call support and incident resolution. Required Skills Strong hands-on experience administering Apache Kafka clusters. Experience with: Kafka Broker Administration Kafka Connect Schema Registry MirrorMaker Expertise in: Topic Management Partition & Replication Management Consumer Lag Monitoring Performance Tuning Strong understanding of Kafka Security: SSL/TLS SASL Kerberos OAuth ACLs Experience with scripting using Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Knowledge of CI/CD practices and deployment automation. Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills. Experience supporting mission-critical production environments. Preferred Skills Kubernetes Docker Linux Administration Prometheus & Grafana Splunk Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) Interested candidates Please share your updated resume harish.a@siriinfoinc.com
About Siri InfoSolutions, Inc.
Siri InfoSolutions is a private equity consortium firm that specializes in providing IT staffing services to Fortune 500 clients throughout the United States.
We believe that Siri InfoSolutions is an exceptional company, comprised of individuals who take pride in their work and the solutions they offer. By gaining insights into what drives our specialty industries, engaging with our communities both professionally and personally, adhering to a disciplined process for identifying quality candidates, collaborating with employers to understand their core business and hiring needs, and delivering outstanding service, we achieve remarkable results for everyone involved.
Professional Services:
- Contract Staffing
- Direct placements
- Bench Sales
- Application Development
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Data Warehousing
- Customer Relationship Management
Siri InfoSolutions offers services to a diverse range of clients across various sectors, including banking, financial services, healthcare, human resources, telecommunications, insurance, hospitality, retail and distribution, and manufacturing. We cater to multinational customers.
Siri InfoSolutions serves multinational organizations and emphasizes that the true measure of service quality is found in the skills, performance, and dedication of its employees. We are committed to placing only top-tier professionals—individuals who meet not only technical requirements but also possess the drive and capability to make an immediate impact.