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# Kafka Platform Engineer / Confluent Administrator

- **Company:** SURGE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, CA Workload Automation Ae, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Prometheus, Apache Zookeeper, Datadog, Grafana, Spring-boot, Avro, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Devsecops, Confluent
- **Published:** June 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/73148784-kafka-platform-engineer-confluent-administrator

## About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Kafka Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Confluent Platform (CP) and Confluent Cloud administration.

Experience: 8+ Years (4+ years in Kafka/Confluent Administration)

Key Skills:

? Apache Kafka & Confluent Platform/Cloud

? Kafka Connect, Replicator, Schema Registry, ksqlDB, ZooKeeper

? Monitoring & Observability - DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, Conduktor

? Troubleshooting Consumer Lag, Connectivity Issues, AVRO Schema Mismatches, ACLs & Permissions

? Terraform, CI/CD, DevSecOps Automation

? Kafka Upgrades, Patching, Certificate Renewals & DR Activities

? Java, Spring Boot, Python, .NET application support

? Autosys Administration (Agents, Patching, Upgrades & Maintenance)

## Description

* Manage and support enterprise Kafka environments.
 * Automate Kafka administration using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
 * Monitor platform health, configure alerts, and resolve production issues.
 * Collaborate with application teams, cloud providers, and Kafka vendors.
 * Perform platform upgrades, security remediation, and disaster recovery activities.


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