Software Engineer (Kafka)

Administer enterprise Kafka clusters in Production and UAT. Configure broker-level and topic-level settings (retention, replication, partitions, cleanup policies). Onboard new applications onto Kafka platform following governance standards. Implement SSL/TLS encryption and ACL-based authorization. Automate Kafka deployments using Ansible and CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket). Perform rolling upgrades, patching, and version migrations with minimal downtime. Executed Disaster Recovery (DR) flip activity to switch Kafka cluster from Active to Passive environment during maintenance and failover testing. Monitor cluster health using Prometheus, Grafana, and Confluent Control Center. Configure alerting for CPU, memory, log size, ISR shrink, and broker health. Optimize cluster performance and ensure high availability. Raise and execute Change Requests (CRs) as per release process. Provide L2/L3 production support and perform RCA. Providing guidance to application teams on best practices for Kafka integration. Participate in DR flip and failover testing. Support Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and REST Proxy.