Total 2 support advisor job vacancies in F&B / Tourism / Hospitality category

Position Overview

Seeking a skilled Kafka Developer (& support specialist) to join for a client engagement. This role combines development and support responsibilities, focusing on maintaining existing Kafka clusters and enhancing applications as business needs evolve.

Key Responsibilities

Kafka Cluster Management & Support

• Monitor, maintain, and optimise existing Kafka clusters to ensure high availability and performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka-related issues in production and non-production environments
• Perform regular health checks, capacity planning, and performance tuning of Kafka infrastructure
• Implement and maintain Kafka security configurations and access controls
• Support incident management and provide timely resolution for Kafka-related incidents

Development & Enhancement

• Develop and enhance Kafka-based applications using Java
• Design and implement Kafka producers, consumers, and stream processing applications
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate Kafka solutions into existing applications
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions for Kafka applications

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvements
• Stay updated with latest Kafka features and industry best practices
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing
• Participate in capacity planning and infrastructure scaling activities

Technical Skills

• Kafka Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with Apache/ Confluent Kafka, including:
• Kafka cluster setup, configuration, and administration
• Kafka topics, partitions, replication, and consumer groups
• Kafka Connect and Kafka Streams
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Java Development: Proficient in Java programming with:
• Strong understanding of Java fundamentals and object-oriented programming
• Experience with Kafka Java client libraries
• Knowledge of multithreading and concurrent programming
• Familiarity with build tools (Maven/Gradle)
• Additional Technical Knowledge:
• Experience with message serialisation formats (like, JSON)
• Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines is a plus

Professional Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
• Proven track record in both development and support roles
• Experience in production support and incident management
• Background in maintaining mission-critical systems

Kafka Cluster Management & Support

• Monitor, maintain, and optimise existing Kafka clusters to ensure high availability and performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve Kafka-related issues in production and non-production environments
• Perform regular health checks, capacity planning, and performance tuning of Kafka infrastructure
• Implement and maintain Kafka security configurations and access controls
• Support incident management and provide timely resolution for Kafka-related incidents

Development & Enhancement

• Develop and enhance Kafka-based applications using Java
• Design and implement Kafka producers, consumers, and stream processing applications
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate Kafka solutions into existing applications
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions for Kafka applications

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvements
• Stay updated with latest Kafka features and industry best practices
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing
• Participate in capacity planning and infrastructure scaling activities

Technical Skills

• Kafka Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with Apache/ Confluent Kafka, including:

• Kafka cluster setup, configuration, and administration & Kafka topics, partitions, replication, and consumer groups

  Kafka Connect and Kafka Streams

  Performance tuning and troubleshooting

• Java Development: Proficient in Java programming with:

• Strong understanding of Java fundamentals and object-oriented programming

  Experience with Kafka Java client libraries

  Knowledge of multithreading and concurrent programming

  Familiarity with build tools (Maven/Gradle)

• Additional Technical Knowledge:

• Experience with message serialisation formats (like, JSON)

  Understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture

  Knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, or similar)

  Familiarity with version control systems (Git)

  Experience with CI/CD pipelines is a plus

Professional Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka
• Proven track record in both development and support roles
• Experience in production support and incident management
• Background in maintaining mission-critical systems