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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Platform SRE / Kafka Platform Engineer - **Company:** VDart, Inc. - **Location:** Frisco, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Issue Tracking Systems, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, Cisco Nexus Switches, Queue Management Systems, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Cloudera, Software Vulnerability Management, Parquet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Data Ingestion, System Availability, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Git, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Splunk, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Docker, Jenkins, Servicenow, Microservices - **Published:** June 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us9ad69a1827e89e908a05e530e39b2ccf ## About the Role * Strong programming expertise in Java and/or Python. * Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, including: Topics, partitions, brokers, Consumer groups, Kafka Connect, Lag monitoring and alert handling * Proven experience in microservices architecture (build, support, and troubleshooting). * Solid understanding of SRE principles, including: SLAs, SLOs, Incident response, Threshold-based alerting, Observability and system resilience * Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Nexus, Source control platforms (Git-based) * Strong troubleshooting capability across logs, metrics, traces, infrastructure dependencies, and application failures. * Kafka, Platform Operations & Environment Readiness * Experience with data ingestion mechanisms including Kafka, SFTP, and APIs. * Knowledge of data formats such as JSON and Parquet. * Ability to manage and operate: Kafka topic inventory, Metadata/entity mapping, Topic classifications (K0/K1/K2), Consumer group operations * Experience with: Kafka backlog monitoring Alert triage and incident response * Exposure to Cloudera-managed Kafka environments (preferred). * Ability to validate end-to-end operational readiness of non-production environments for releases. * Platform, Infrastructure & Observability * Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure). * Hands-on knowledge of: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS preferred) * Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools: Grafana, Prometheus, Pushgateway, Splunk * Ability to validate: Dashboard ownership, Log routing, Reconciliation metrics, Monitoring coverage * Understanding of platform dependencies across: Jenkins, Nexus, GOGS, Supporting infrastructure services * Experience handling production incidents (P1/P2) and escalations. * Strong exposure to: Root Cause Analysis (RCA) preparation, Support runbook execution * Familiarity with ServiceNow (or similar ticketing systems) and queue management workflows. Good understanding of: * Application runbooks (start/stop order, escalation paths, thresholds) * Access governance (AD/IDM, privileged access management) * Change management processes and deployment ownership * Exit procedures and access revocation controls Key Skills: Kafka, SRE, Microservices, Platform Ops, (AWS/Azure), Kubernetes, CI/CD tools ## Description * Support, monitor, and maintain microservices-based data platforms in production environments. * Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents across distributed systems and streaming platforms. * Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of Kafka-based ingestion and processing pipelines. * Own operational readiness across non-production and production environments, including: Start/stop procedures, Dependency validation, Release support * Drive automation initiatives across: Deployments, Vulnerability remediation, Monitoring and alerting, Operational recovery workflows ## Related Videos - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Flex your Energy: Building a Cloud-Native Platform for Renewable Energy Communities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1990-flex-your-energy-building-a-cloud-native-platform-for-renewable-energy-communities) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)