Title - Principal Kafka Engineer

Location: Cincinnati, OH (5 days ONSITE — Open to Relocation!)

Duration - 12+ Months

Rate - $70/hr. C2C

Visa - USC/GC
Interview Process: Onsite Interview (Virtual available for relocation candidates)

WE ARE HIRING:
Are you an expert in architecting and scaling mission-critical, enterprise streaming platforms?

My client is looking for a hands-on Principal Kafka Engineer to drive the design and administration of our high-availability ecosystem in Cincinnati!

Experience: 10+ Years
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead Cluster Management: Drive the design, deployment, and administration of enterprise-scale Apache Kafka & Confluent Platform clusters.
• Architect Solutions: Optimize Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL/ksqlDB.
• Build & Automate: Develop distributed microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Scale Infrastructure: Manage ZooKeeper/KRaft transitions, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Ensure Performance: Champion production tuning, observability, low-latency, and high availability.

What You Need to Bring:
• 10+ years in Software Development or Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years of dedicated, hands-on Kafka/Confluent administration.
• Strong proficiency in Java and distributed microservices architecture.
• Deep experience with CI/CD (GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code