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Kafka lead platform engineer

2 months ago

Hyderabad, India SID Global Solutions Full time

Role : Kafka lead platform engineer

Location : Hyderabad

Work mode : on-site

Exp : 3-5 yrs


Daily Routine and Key Responsibilities:


1. Kafka Topic and Queue Management

  • Topic Creation and Management:
  • Create, configure, and manage Kafka topics based on the requirements from various teams.
  • Set appropriate partitions and replication factors to ensure data durability and scalability.
  • Monitor topic health, including under-replicated partitions, and take corrective actions as necessary.
  • Queue Configuration and Management:
  • Configure consumer groups and manage Kafka queues to ensure efficient data processing.
  • Tune consumer group settings, such as max.poll.records, fetch.min.bytes, and session.timeout.ms, to optimize throughput and latency.
  • Monitor and resolve issues related to consumer lag, ensuring that data is processed in a timely manner.

2. Configuration Management

  • Broker Configuration:
  • Adjust broker-level configurations (e.g., log.retention.hours, log.segment.bytes, zookeeper.connection.timeout.ms) to maintain optimal performance and stability.
  • Apply updates and patches to Kafka brokers and ensure configurations are in line with best practices.
  • Security Configuration:
  • Manage Kafka security settings, including SSL/TLS encryption, Kerberos, and SASL authentication.
  • Configure ACLs (Access Control Lists) to control access to topics and consumer groups, ensuring secure and compliant operations.
  • Schema Registry and Compatibility:
  • Work with the Confluent Schema Registry to enforce schema validation and compatibility.
  • Manage versioning of schemas and ensure backward and forward compatibility across different services.

3. Monitoring and Troubleshooting

  • Platform Monitoring:
  • Monitor Kafka clusters using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Confluent Control Center to track key metrics (e.g., broker CPU usage, disk I/O, topic throughput).
  • Set up and manage alerts for critical issues like broker failures, high consumer lag, and message backlog.
  • Issue Resolution:
  • Respond to incidents involving Kafka infrastructure, such as broker crashes, network partitions, or performance degradations.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to topic misconfigurations, consumer group errors, and producer failures.
  • Performance Tuning:
  • Continuously optimize Kafka performance by adjusting configurations based on observed behavior and workload patterns.
  • Conduct periodic health checks and capacity planning to anticipate and prevent potential bottlenecks.

4. Collaboration and Support

  • Inter-Team Collaboration:
  • Work closely with development, DevOps, and data engineering teams to understand their Kafka usage patterns and requirements.
  • Provide guidance on best practices for Kafka topic and consumer group configurations.
  • Support and Documentation:
  • Assist teams with onboarding to Kafka, including setting up topics, consumer groups, and security credentials.
  • Document Kafka configurations, operational procedures, and incident resolutions to ensure knowledge sharing and continuity.

5. Continuous Improvement

  • Automation:
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts for routine Kafka tasks, such as topic creation, scaling clusters, and performing rolling upgrades.
  • Integrate Kafka operations into CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and configuration changes.
  • Learning and Development:
  • Stay updated with the latest developments in Kafka and Confluent Platform, exploring new features and improvements.
  • Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions, both within the team and across the organization, to promote best practices in Kafka usage.


End-of-Day Review:

  • Status Review:
  • Review the day's activities, including topic and queue configurations, any incidents resolved, and performance optimizations made.
  • Update relevant stakeholders on Kafka platform status, ongoing tasks, and any issues that need attention.
  • Planning for Tomorrow:
  • Plan and prioritize tasks for the next day, ensuring that any pending requests or incidents are addressed promptly.


Tools and Technologies Used:

  • Kafka Management: Apache Kafka, Confluent Control Center
  • Monitoring and Alerts: Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Confluent Health+
  • Automation: Shell Scripting, Ansible, Jenkins, GitLab CI
  • Security: SSL/TLS, Kerberos, SASL, ACLs
  • Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, Slack


Qualifications:

  • Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and the Confluent Platform.
  • Proficiency in configuring and managing Kafka topics, queues, and consumer groups.
  • Experience with Kafka monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
  • Understanding of Kafka security configurations and best practices.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.


  • Seniority Level
  • Mid-Senior level
  • Industry
  • Banking
  • Employment Type
  • Full-time
  • Job Functions
  • Engineering
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