Principal Kafka Engineer
Nexiva•Cincinnati, OH
•Onsite
About The Position
We are looking for an experienced Principal Kafka Engineer to drive the design, implementation, and administration of enterprise-scale streaming platforms. This is a hands-on technical role supporting mission-critical, highly available systems. The position is based onsite in Cincinnati, Ohio, five days per week. Relocation is open. The engagement duration is 12+ months, with an onsite interview.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in software development or systems engineering.
- 3–5+ years of hands-on Apache Kafka or Confluent Platform administration.
- Strong expertise in Kafka cluster management, Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL/ksqlDB.
- Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and distributed microservices architecture.
- Experience with ZooKeeper/KRaft, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of CI/CD, GitHub Actions, observability, and production performance optimization.
- Strong understanding of high availability, low-latency systems, and enterprise integration patterns.
- Strong problem-solving skills and experience supporting mission-critical, highly available systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and administer enterprise-scale streaming platforms.
- Support mission-critical, highly available systems.
- Optimize production performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
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