Associate Confluent/Kafka Java Engineer || Remote || USC only
End-client: Highmark || Working with a Prime Vendor
6-Month contract to hire || $45/hr on c2c (All Inclusive)
The Glider Assessment Test will be there
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Responsibility 1: Implement and maintain Kafka-based data streaming solutions based on provided designs and specifications. Contribute to the development of new features and improvements to the existing platform.
- Responsibility 2: Develop and maintain integrations with various applications and systems using Kafka Connect. Monitor and maintain the health and performance of the Kafka cluster, escalating issues to senior engineers as needed.
- Responsibility 3: Participate in troubleshooting and resolving issues within the data streaming platform. Contribute to the development and maintenance of documentation
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
- Proactively identify and address potential performance bottlenecks and scalability issues.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Stay up to date on the latest Confluent Platform and Kafka technologies.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience with Confluent Platform and Kafka.
- Proficient in Java or other JVM languages (e.g., Scala, Kotlin).
- Experience with Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and KSQL DB.
- Strong understanding of Kafka architecture and concepts (topics, partitions, consumers, producers).
- Experience with message queuing systems.
- Familiarity with cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Experience with CI/CD.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with other streaming technologies (e.g., Spark Streaming, Flink).
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with data visualization and analytics tools.
- Confluent Certified Engineer
Regards
Akash Kumar
Recruitment Team Lead
VSG Business Solutions Inc
akash@vsgbusinesssolutions.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akashkumar007/
3240 East State Street Ext, Suite 203 Hamilton, NJ 08619
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