Kafka Developer

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Install, configure, administer, and maintain Apache Kafka clusters across Development, Testing, UAT, and Production environments.- Manage Kafka brokers, topics, partitions, replication factors, and consumer groups to ensure platform stability and performance.- Monitor Kafka cluster health, availability, capacity, and resource utilization using enterprise monitoring tools.- Perform Kafka performance tuning, capacity planning, and cluster scaling activities to support growing business workloads.- Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka infrastructure, messaging, connectivity, and performance-related issues.- Configure and manage Kafka security controls including SSL/TLS, SASL authentication, ACLs, and encryption standards.- Support Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and other ecosystem components required for data integration.- Implement and maintain High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions for Kafka platforms.- Perform Kafka upgrades, patching, migration, and platform maintenance activities with minimal business impact.- Collaborate with application, data engineering, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to onboard and support Kafka-based applications.- Develop and maintain operational procedures, runbooks, architecture documentation, and support guides.- Configure and manage monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident management processes for Kafka environments.- Support production deployments, release activities, and environment readiness assessments.- Perform root cause analysis for production incidents and implement preventive measures to improve platform reliability.- Automate administrative and operational tasks using Shell scripting, Python, or other automation tools.- Ensure platform compliance with organizational security, governance, audit, and regulatory requirements.- Participate in on-call support and provide timely resolution for critical production issues.- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance Kafka platform performance, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.

Salary Range - CA$ 100,000 - CA$ 130,000 Per Year

Note:

TCS does not use artificial intelligence tools for candidate screening or evaluation.

This posting is for a current vacancy

The hiring process includes an initial screening by the TCS Hiring Team, followed by a technical evaluation and managerial discussion conducted by the Business Team, and concluding with the final HR evaluation.

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Thank you for your interest in TCS. Candidates that meet the qualifications for this position will be contacted within a 2-week period. We invite you to continue to apply for other opportunities that match your profile.