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Technical Lead - Kafka


Company : Cognizant


Location : Buffalo Grove, IL


Created : 2024-12-15


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job Summary 5+ years of experience on Kafka Cluster Confluent cloud Partitions Security Disaster recovery Data pipeline Data replication. 5+ years of experience in building producer applications for Kafka and Configuration in KAFKA preferably cloud native applications. 2+ Experience in diagnosing Troubleshooting and solving Kafka issues and maintaining the documentation for the same. 3+ years of experience with design considerations for high volume transaction systems Responsibilities 3+ years of experience with any or all the following: Agile/Scrum Development & Management Scaled Agile Framework Iterative & Incremental development approaches Continuous Integration and delivery 2+ years of experience on Leading Architecting and capacity planning the kafka clusters brokers Producer Consumers self-managed connectors schema registry both on confluent Platform and confluent cloud. 2+xperience on monitoring technologies such as Prometheus Grafana Kafka Manager confluent control Centre and other Kafka too 2+ years of experience on automation of day-to-day operations using Terraforms. Lead and work as Architect on Kafka Capacity planning installation administration/Platform management performance optimization of Kafka partitioning and Kafka brokers. Lead on Kafka Cluster Partitions Security Disaster recovery Data pipeline Data replication. Lead on Operational management of the Confluent Kafka platform. Lead on tuning Kafka partitioning. Performance optimization with Kafka brokers. Lead and Architect Self-Managed Kafka connectors Lead on deploying confluent Kafka cluster which includes Installation Configuration Deployment Securing Monitoring and Troubleshooting Work on administrating confluent Kafka Lead on optimization of Kafka cluster using performance tuning at different levels (Producer broker and consumer). Design and automate the daily operations of the Event Streaming Environments as well as architecting additional tools for integrating with the Event Streaming environment. Analyze current information technology environments to identify and assess critical capabilities and recommend solutions Provide research and development activities for architecture Collaborate with engineering and development teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions for confluent connectivity. Collaborate with Project Managers and technical leads to provision estimates develop overall implementation solution plan and serve as a lead as required. Provide lab and vendor support Provide guidance for enterprise-wide technology to junior staff Develop frameworks standards & reference material for architecture and associated products Develop & maintain common services repositories & utility components for the enterprise Provide data application & technology deliverables on a program & project level basis including risk & opportunity assessment modeling and design related products and services Effectively communicate the architecture to all levels of the organization Adhere to enterprise architecture strategies principals standards policies and procedures. Certifications Required Good to have on Kafka. Applications will be accepted until 26- Dec-2024. Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary for this position is between $115,000 to $135,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans. Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off • 401(k) plan and contributions • Long-term/Short-term Disability • Paid Parental Leave • Employee Stock Purchase Plan Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.