Confluent Kafka/Connector
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This role is for a Confluent Kafka/Connector specialist for a contract of "X months" at a pay rate of "$Y/hour". Key skills required include hands-on experience with the Confluent Kafka ecosystem, HTTP connectors, and proficiency in Java/Python.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
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💰 - Day rate
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🗓️ - Date discovered
September 20, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location type
Unknown
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📄 - Contract type
Unknown
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🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
United States
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Kafka (Apache Kafka) #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Debugging #Java #Microservices #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Scala #Cloud #Kubernetes #REST (Representational State Transfer) #Monitoring #JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) #Python #Azure #Consulting #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #REST API #Docker
Role description
Responsibilities
• Design, configure, and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters.
• Implement and manage HTTP source/sink connectors for real-time data flow.
• Troubleshoot and optimize Kafka connectors and integrations with REST APIs.
• Collaborate with teams to build scalable, event-driven architectures.
• Provide best practices and consulting support on Confluent platform.
Required Skills
• Hands-on experience with Confluent Kafka ecosystem (Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL).
• Strong expertise in HTTP connectors (source/sink).
• Solid knowledge of distributed systems & event streaming.
• Experience in Java/Python for debugging and customization.
• Familiarity with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Docker/Kubernetes.
Nice to Have
• Experience with other connectors (JDBC, S3, Debezium).
• Knowledge of Confluent Control Center & monitoring tools.
• Exposure to microservices architecture.
Responsibilities
• Design, configure, and maintain Confluent Kafka clusters.
• Implement and manage HTTP source/sink connectors for real-time data flow.
• Troubleshoot and optimize Kafka connectors and integrations with REST APIs.
• Collaborate with teams to build scalable, event-driven architectures.
• Provide best practices and consulting support on Confluent platform.
Required Skills
• Hands-on experience with Confluent Kafka ecosystem (Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, KSQL).
• Strong expertise in HTTP connectors (source/sink).
• Solid knowledge of distributed systems & event streaming.
• Experience in Java/Python for debugging and customization.
• Familiarity with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and Docker/Kubernetes.
Nice to Have
• Experience with other connectors (JDBC, S3, Debezium).
• Knowledge of Confluent Control Center & monitoring tools.
• Exposure to microservices architecture.
