KafkaDataEngineer

Kafka Data Engineer **The Opportunity** : Ever-expanding technology and collection methodologies means that there is more structured and unstructured data available today than ever before. As a data engineer, you know that organizing big data can yield pivotal insights when it is gathered from disparate sources. We need a Data Engineer who is experienced in upgrading and maintaining Kafka clusters in Kubernetes in AWS, as well as utilizing Kafka Schema Registry and Kafka Security Manager (KSM) to manage schema evolution and security. In this role, you'll use your expertise in designing, developing, and deploying Kafka clusters in a cloud environment, and with Kafka Schema Registry and Kafka Security Manager. Here, you will guide and mentor data engineers, developers, and data consumers in a fast-paced, agile environment and will oversee the assessment, design, building, and maintenance of scalable platforms for your clients. Join us. The world can't wait. **You Have:** * Experience with Kafka * Experience creating data partitioning strategies and monitoring topics for performance * Experience deploying and upgrading Kafka clusters in high availability containerized environments * Experience utilizing observability platforms such as Elastic or Datadog to configure monitoring for data pipelines to ensure high availability and throughput, low latency, and alerting * Knowledge of stream processing pipelines and analytics * Secret clearance * HS diploma or GED **Nice If You Have:** * Experience with Apache NiFi * Experience with multi-cluster or containerized environments * Experience with scripting in Bash or Python * Experience deploying and maintaining applications, appliances, or machines aligned to DoD Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIG) and Security Requirements Guides (SRG) * Experience writing playbooks and scripts for automation tools, including Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) * Knowl