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# IT - Technology Lead | Cloud Platform | Amazon Webservices DevOps

- **Company:** Cloudspace LLC
- **Location:** Des Peres, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Software Documentation, DevOps, Web Services, Cloud Platform System, Apache Kafka, Confluent
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usa5c28e57369b78eaec0bdb71b6cd0529

## About the Role

Hardware refresh plan capacity model, sizing, architecture diagrams,
strategy, risk registerImplement and validated onprem clusters on refreshed hardware with performance benchmarksOperational documentation standards, runbooks, monitoringalerts configuration, backuprestore and DR playbooks.Knowledge transfer sessions and documentation handoff at milestones and project close.
Minimum Qualifications5 years
SRE, or DevOps 4 years operating Kafka in p
Nice to have skills
Kafka Platform Support Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy, and operate highly available Kafka
Confluent Cloud or AWS MSK.Manage topics, partitions, quotas, retention policies, and consumer group strategies for performance and cost.Own upgrades, patches, and migrations.Implement and manage Kafka components Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, MirrorMakerConfluent Replicator, REST Proxy familiarity with Kafka

## Description

Kafka Platform Support Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy, and operate highly available Kafka clusters onprem, cloud, andor managed services such as Confluent Cloud or AWS MSK.Manage topics, partitions, quotas, retention policies, and consumer group strategies for performance and cost.Own upgrades, patches, and migrations.Implement and manage Kafka components Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, MirrorMakerConfluent Replicator, REST Proxy familiarity with Kafka Streams and ksqlDB is a plus.Performanc
Minimum years of experience
5-8 years
Certifications Needed :No
Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute
.Implement and manage Kafka components Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, MirrorMakerConfluent Replicator, REST Proxy familiarity with Kafka Streams and ksqlDB is a plus.Performanc
Cloud or AWS MSK.Manage topics, partitions, quotas, retention policies, and consumer group strategies for performance and cost.Own upgrades, patches,
mplement and manage Kafka components Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, MirrorMakerConfluent Replicator, REST Proxy familiarity with Kafka
Interview Process (Is face to face required?)


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