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- Lead design and implementation of open source technology (Kafka/ELK/Influx) to support client service offerings.
- Handle all environment builds, including design, capacity planning, cluster setup.
- Manage multi-node on-prem Kafka Strimzi cluster.
- Analyze and recommend solutions to performance problems in high-traffic, large-scale distributed systems.
- Demonstrate leadership in end-to-end implementation and solving technically complex issues.
- Investigate new ways to improve operations.
- Monitor open source technology market to gain knowledge and understanding of emerging technologies. Identify and incorporate new software technologies as needed to improve existing implementation.
- Design and implement monitoring solutions to proactively identify system bottlenecks and alert on issues.
- Lead the design, planning, implementing discussions with users and developers to ensure milestones are defined, understood, and being met. Identify dependencies, risks, and drive resolution to roadblocks.
- Evaluate systems, application performance issues and provide recommendations for improvements.
- Continuously monitor production environment and its dependencies for health, performance, and security.
- Mentor and share knowledge with others in the team.
- Develop standards, guidelines and best practices for software deployment and support.
- Investigate and resolve operational issues.
- Provide 24x7 On-Call Support on a rotational basis.
- Able to work independently and maintain professionalism under pressure
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
- At least 10 years of experience in IT with knowledge of IT infrastructure and distributed architecture.
- Supporting and managing critical 24/7 applications.
- Strong technical knowledge and understanding of open source software stack, specifically Kafka Strimzi, Kubernetes, ELK, Grafana and Influx DB
- At least 5 years of experience in administrating and architecting open source software stack (Kafka Strimzi, Kubernetes, ELK, Grafana and Influx DB).
- Hands on experience with Kafka Cluster including implementation of MirrorMaker, schema registry, security, authorization, and SSL configuration.
- Working knowledge of cloud computing, with Azure as preferred platform.
- Experience working with and supporting APIs
- Proven record of working with Linux and shell scripting.
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting abilities.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Self-motivated and self-directed, with the ability to multi-task.