Kafka Admin

Post Date

Sep 20, 2023

Location

Pennington,
New Jersey

ZIP/Postal Code

08534
US
Sep 14, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

System Administrator

Req #

CLT-652457

Pay Rate

$55 - $82 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Kafka Admin for one of our largest financial clients in Pennington, NG. This individual will participate in the administration of the Kafka platform across the enterprise. They are responsible for components of complex engineering and/or analytical tasks and activities, as well as assisting in the establishment of input/output processes and working parameters for hardware compatibility and coordination of subsystems design and integration of total system. They will serve as a fully seasoned/proficient technical resource, while providing tech knowledge and capabilities as team member and individual contributor. Strong communication skills are required, as they will influence and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives or operations.

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years hands on experience for end to end application development in using kafka, java, unix
5+ years hands on experience for kafka platform admin
5+ years intermediate level event driven application integration experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Python, Ansible, JMX and other admin/monitoring tools
Previous experience on cloud deployment is a big plus
Strong knowledge in messaging platform
Hands on experience with Ansible and CI/CD tools
Prometheus/Grafana and other monitoring and testing tools

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.