Lead Kafka Engineer - Flex

UPS

About The Position

LEAD KAFKA ENGINNER - FLEX INTERNAL TITLE - LEAD SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING ANALYST We will consider candidates in Mahwah, NJ, Parsippany, NJ, Alpharetta, GA, Windward, GA, Timonium, MD and Louisville, KY The Lead Kafka Engineer leads the research, evaluation, design, development, testing, operational maintenance, protection, and support of UPS technology assets through entire life cycle (e.g., mainframe, midrange, open systems and x86/x64 architectures, storage, mobile and fixed devices, etc.). This position leads the research, evaluation, design, testing, implementation, maintenance, performance and capacity tuning, and support of third-party infrastructures, applications, and appliances (i.e., transaction, collaboration, communications protocols, application delivery, virtualization, and directory services). This position leads the research, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of storage and back-up recovery solutions. The Lead Kafka Engineer is responsible for the research, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of an Information Services (I.S.) security model for UPS's I.S. environments (e.g., mainframe, midrange, open systems and x86/x64 architectures, mobile and fixed devices, etc.). This position performs strategic planning, diagnoses risk and system issues, and takes corrective actions to ensure continuity of operations. This position leads disaster recovery tests. This position identifies and implements technologies and processes to improve the reliability, efficiency, and availability of the systems environment. This position is responsible for duties of high risk, severe impact, high complexity, or large scope. The Lead Kafka Engineer coaches team members to provide the tools and knowledge required for further development. The Lead Kafka Engineer will be required to provide 24x7 support on a rotating basis.

Requirements

Highly skilled on the Confluent Kafka platform and experience in design and implementation of highly complex systems
Linux Operating System Experience
Experience with Automation using Ansible
Java programming skills
People Management Skills
Time Management
Organizational Skills
Project Management
Ability to work with stakeholders on cross-functional teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's Degree or International equivalent in Computer Science or related discipline - Preferred

Responsibilities

Leads research, evaluation, design, development, testing, operational maintenance, protection, and support of UPS technology assets through entire life cycle
Leads research, evaluation, design, testing, implementation, maintenance, performance and capacity tuning, and support of third-party infrastructures, applications, and appliances
Leads research, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of storage and back-up recovery solutions
Responsible for the research, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of an Information Services (I.S.) security model for UPS's I.S. environments
Performs strategic planning, diagnoses risk and system issues, and takes corrective actions to ensure continuity of operations
Leads disaster recovery tests
Identifies and implements technologies and processes to improve the reliability, efficiency, and availability of the systems environment
Coaches team members to provide the tools and knowledge required for further development
Provide 24x7 support on a rotating basis