Middleware Developer II - Kafka

Job Description:

The Developer II – Middleware will be responsible for collaborating proactively with Applications analysts to translate business and integration requirements into configurable component designs and solutions. The ideal candidate will reflect a mix of strong technical proficiency, application maintenance ownership, and the ability to work effectively with other business and technology personnel and internal customers to provide very responsive support to this global application.

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: 

• Hands-on experience working on Kafka connect using schema registry in a very high-volume environment.
• Complete understanding of Kafka config properties (acks, timeouts, buffering, partitioning, etc. ).
• Design recommends the best approach suited for data movement to/from different sources using Apache/Confluent Kafka.
• Expertise in Kafka brokers, zookeepers, KSQL, KStream and Kafka Control center.
• Hands-on experience working on Converters (Avro/Json) and Kafka connectors.
• Hands-on experience on custom connectors using the Kafka core concepts and API.
• Working knowledge on Kafka Rest proxy. Ensure the optimum performance, high availability, and stability of solutions.
• Create topics, set up redundancy cluster, deploy monitoring tools, and alerts, and has good knowledge of best practices.
• Create stubs for producers, consumers, and consumer groups to help onboard applications from different languages/platforms.
• Hands-on experience on Confluent cloud is recommended
• To work with team members as needed to scope, design, develop, test, implement, support and responsible for coding and unit testing application software across production support, enhancements and projects
• Meet service level agreements for production support response and resolution
• Design and develop technical solutions to a pre-defined requirement and develop components including extensions, views, customizations, modifications, reports, and workflows independently or as a part of a team