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# Lead Consultant | Java | Apache

- **Company:** Ipolarity LLC
- **Location:** San Antonio, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $93,600.0 - $104,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, CA Workload Automation Ae, Continuous Integration, Data Loss, Serialization, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Prometheus, Software Vulnerability Management, Apache Zookeeper, Datadog, Grafana, Spring-boot, Appian, Avro, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Devsecops, Confluent, Microservices
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us54413f0234628ccf33938b015608e65c

## About the Role

Job Overview: Pay Range: $45.00hr - $50.00hr Requirement/Must Have: Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture. Hands-on experience with AWS services. …

## Description

Minimum years of experience required: 10+ years
Certification needed: No
Must Have Skills:
Confluent kafka
Client facing role
Team handling skills
Detailed Job Description:
Confluent Platform (CP) and Confluent Cloud:
Collaborate with Kafka distribution vendors (e.g., Confluent) or cloud providers for support on Kafka-specific issues.
Set up/Fine Tune alerts for critical events (e.g., broker failure, data loss).
Troubleshoot Kafka connectivity issues, consumer group problems, and data serialization errors
Use observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Conduktor etc.) for service health
Understand Different Kafka components (Replicator, Connector, Zookeeper, KSQL etc.) involved within the landscape and its use cases
Leverage DevSecOps (CI/CD) to perform Admin activities using Terraform
Collate all the configurations of Kafka like Users, ACL, Topics, connector configuration, tired 1 application etc.
Platform Maintenance Activities:
Upgrades (Kafka, Conduktor, Spring boot etc.)
Patching
Certificate renewal activities
Debug issues related to AVRO Schemas mismatch, Consumer lag, user permissions, etc.
Collaborate with product teams for new releases and documentation
Minor enhancements and automations for continuous improvements
Maintain DR runbooks and execute DR as per Risk and Security guidelines
Vulnerability remediation reported via standard UVM process
Debug issues related to custom Kafka client applications written in Java, .NET, Python, and Spring Boot
Autosys | Autosys Agents Installation and maintenance
Autosys | Autosys Services Maintenance (Patching, Upgrades, Checkouts)
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