Vega Consulting Solutions
Senior Kafka Solutions Architect
Vega Consulting Solutions, Gwynn Oak, Maryland, United States, 21207
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*** W2 Candidates Only*** Candidate must be on-site in Woodlawn, Maryland 5 days a week. Candidates must be within a commutable distance to Woodlawn, MD. Candidates must be able to pass a vigorous background check to obtain a security clearance. Will not respond to 3rd party employer requests. Vega Consulting Solutions is Hiring! We are staffing a Senior Kafka Solutions Architect for a long-term contract with our direct client. This role will be instrumental in architecting scalable, high-throughput, and low-latency data pipelines that support real-time data processing across the organization. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Kafka, cloud platforms Job Specs: Architect and design end-to-end Kafka-based solutions on cloud platforms. Develop and manage Kafka clusters in a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient manner. Define best practices for Kafka topics, partitions, consumer groups, replication, and retention policies. Ensure high availability and disaster recovery of Kafka environments. Collaborate with DevOps, Cloud, Data Engineering, and Application teams to integrate Kafka with other cloud-native services. Implement and manage Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL/ksqldb, and Kafka Streams as part of the data ecosystem. Set up and monitor Kafka performance metrics, logging, and alerting tools. Maintain Kafka security, including encryption, authentication, and access control (RBAC). Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and architects. Create and maintain architecture documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks. Stay up-to-date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and Kafka ecosystem updates. Required Qualifications: Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Confluent, Kafka, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect, Python, Java, and SpringBoot 7+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution design. 3+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in a production environment. Confluent Certified Developer or Architect. Experience with event-driven microservices and domain-driven design (DDD). Experience with data lake / data mesh architectures. Experience with real-time analytics platforms and stream processing frameworks (e.g., Flink, Spark Streaming). Familiarity with Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, or other messaging system If you have the above qualifications and looking to work onsite in Maryland, select " Apply Now"
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*** W2 Candidates Only*** Candidate must be on-site in Woodlawn, Maryland 5 days a week. Candidates must be within a commutable distance to Woodlawn, MD. Candidates must be able to pass a vigorous background check to obtain a security clearance. Will not respond to 3rd party employer requests. Vega Consulting Solutions is Hiring! We are staffing a Senior Kafka Solutions Architect for a long-term contract with our direct client. This role will be instrumental in architecting scalable, high-throughput, and low-latency data pipelines that support real-time data processing across the organization. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Kafka, cloud platforms Job Specs: Architect and design end-to-end Kafka-based solutions on cloud platforms. Develop and manage Kafka clusters in a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient manner. Define best practices for Kafka topics, partitions, consumer groups, replication, and retention policies. Ensure high availability and disaster recovery of Kafka environments. Collaborate with DevOps, Cloud, Data Engineering, and Application teams to integrate Kafka with other cloud-native services. Implement and manage Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL/ksqldb, and Kafka Streams as part of the data ecosystem. Set up and monitor Kafka performance metrics, logging, and alerting tools. Maintain Kafka security, including encryption, authentication, and access control (RBAC). Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and architects. Create and maintain architecture documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks. Stay up-to-date on industry trends, emerging technologies, and Kafka ecosystem updates. Required Qualifications: Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Confluent, Kafka, Apache Flink, Kafka Connect, Python, Java, and SpringBoot 7+ years of experience in enterprise architecture or solution design. 3+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in a production environment. Confluent Certified Developer or Architect. Experience with event-driven microservices and domain-driven design (DDD). Experience with data lake / data mesh architectures. Experience with real-time analytics platforms and stream processing frameworks (e.g., Flink, Spark Streaming). Familiarity with Apache Pulsar, RabbitMQ, or other messaging system If you have the above qualifications and looking to work onsite in Maryland, select " Apply Now"
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