Principal Kafka/Solace Engineer

Please find details for this position below: Client: Banking/Financial Industry Title: Principal Kafka/Solace Engineer Location: Charlotte, NC/Iselin, NJ/Chandler, AZ – Hybrid Roles Duration: 12+ Month (s) Contract, possibility to extend is not currently certain Job Details: In this Role, You Will: • Manage and maintain Solace PubSub+ and Apache Kafka clusters across on-prem and cloud environments. • Design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions using Solace redundancy groups and Kafka replication strategies. • Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and throughput optimization for messaging workloads. • Analyze message flow bottlenecks and implement configuration changes to improve latency and reliability. • Automate provisioning, monitoring, and operational tasks using scripting languages (Python, Shell) and tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Jenkins. • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for middleware configuration and deployment. • Ensure messaging platform security, compliance, and audit readiness (SOX, PCI, HIPAA). • Implement authentication, authorization, and encryption mechanisms across Solace and Kafka environments. • Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and security teams to support business initiatives and integrated messaging solutions. • Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for middleware-related incidents and implement long-term solutions. • Monitor platform health using tools like Solace Monitor, Kafka Manager, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk. • Maintain detailed documentation for configurations, operational procedures, and recovery plans. Required Qualifications: • Deep expertise in Solace PubSub+ and Apache Kafka, including architecture, configuration, and operational management. • Strong proficiency in scripting (Python, Shell) and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins). • Experience with Linux/Unix environments and networking fundamentals. • Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Kafka Manager, and Solace Monitor. • Knowledge of messaging security, RBAC, TLS, and compliance frameworks. • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. • Excellent communication and documentation abilities. • Proven leadership in incident management and change control processes. EEO: Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.