Trident Consulting · 1 day ago
AWS Kafka Architect
New Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expTrident Consulting is seeking a Principal AWS Kafka Architect to design and manage streaming data pipelines using AWS and Kafka technologies. The role requires extensive experience with AWS MSK and related tools, along with collaboration with cross-functional teams for analytics and data management.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Information TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design and manage Amazon MSK/ Kafka-based streaming data pipelines
Configure and monitor Kafka clusters for performance and scalability
Integrate Kafka with AWS services like EC2, EKS, Lambda, and S3
Implement security protocols, disaster recovery, and high availability
Use Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform for infrastructure automation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for real-time analytics and data pipelines
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience with AWS and Kafka/Amazon MSK
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields
Minimum 10+ years of industry experience
Experience with AWS MSK and/or Confluent Cloud
Experience with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus and Grafana
Familiarity with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps workflows
Proficiency in foundational AWS cloud services (ex. Cloud Watch, AWS EC2, IAM, VPC, RDS, S3, etc)
Design and manage Amazon MSK/ Kafka-based streaming data pipelines
Configure and monitor Kafka clusters for performance and scalability
Integrate Kafka with AWS services like EC2, EKS, Lambda, and S3
Implement security protocols, disaster recovery, and high availability
Use Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform for infrastructure automation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for real-time analytics and data pipelines
Excellent understanding of Kubernetes and containerization concepts
Good experience with AWS Cloud and its services
Working experience in Linux
Preferred
Programming, Scripting, and automation skills highly preferred (JAVA, APIs, Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Window System Administration good to have
Company
Trident Consulting
Trident Consulting expertise in big data, AI & analytics, cloud, infrastructure, ERP, Java frameworks and technologies, Engineering and R&D.
51-200 employees
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