Job Posting for AVP, Middleware Engineer at Yoh - A Day & Zimmerman Company
Job Details
Position Title: AVP, Kafka Platform Administration Location: Charlotte, NC or Austin, TX Work: Hybrid, onsite presence required
Job Overview:
The AVP Middleware Engineer/Admin will be responsible for managing the Confluent Cloud and Kafka platforms for Non-Prod and Prod systems. You will help to increase automation, ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and proactively resolve issues. You will take an engineering approach to infrastructure and operations, solving business problems with software and automation, take ownership of the hosted infrastructure and ensuring that it meets the needs of the product with a particular focus on data security and resilience.
Responsibilities:
Serve as a Confluent Cloud and Kafka team member to design / install / deploy / administer the platform. Provide 24x7 support when on call. The team is responsible for maintaining 25-30 applications in production, so workload distribution is critical. Workload could be divided among the team, with each member potentially handling one high-priority issue per month. Partner with the architecture team to drive platform alignment to modern architecture practices. Patch, create Roadmaps, and assist junior engineers Build automation for install and platform management activities, such as restarts, patching, and other scenarios.
What are we looking for?
We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.
The role involves detailed Kafka administration, including CI/CD pipeline management, and components like Zookeeper, Brokers, Producers, Partitions, Consumers, Consumer Groups, and Topics. Additional Kafka-related technology includes Kafka Connect and Confluent Control Center, as well as various cloud components.
Requirements:
Bachelor s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field 3 years of experience with Installation, configuration and administration of Confluent Cloud or Kafka. 3 years of experience with UNIX and LINUX operating systems, storage environments, file systems, and network protocols. 3 years of strong understanding of distributed systems using messaging platforms. Ansible plays a significant role in automation. Experience with shell scripting, GitHub, and Python or Java languages for scripting is also important. 2 years of creating great documentation that enables other team members to learn and execute platform engineering and management activities. Experience with .NET is ideal, though Java or Python skills could also be valuable.
Preferences:
Experience with application profiling using tools such as Dynatrace, VisualVM or Jprofiler. Experience with performance tuning for JVMs, web containers, DB connection pools, etc. Possess a thorough understanding of modern work practices such as DevSecOps, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Agile project Delivery, Release Engineering.
Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.
Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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