Kafka Administration

Job description

**About Persistent** We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what?s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem. Our disruptor?s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We reported $1,654.4M FY26 revenue with 17.4% Y-o-Y growth. We have delivered 24 sequential quarters of growth with $436.0M in Q4 FY26 revenue, up 3.2% Q-o-Q and 16.2% Y-o-Y growth. Our 27,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been recognized as the Fastest Growing IT Services Brand Globally in the 2026 Brand Finance IT Services 25 Report. We named a Leader in the Everest Group Private Equity (PE) Services PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2026 and Software Product Engineering PEAK Matrix? Assessment 2026. **About Position** We are looking for an experienced Kafka Administrator to manage and support enterprise messaging platforms. The role focuses on maintaining and optimizing Kafka clusters and ensuring high availability. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Kafka administration and production support. Join us to work on scalable, real-time streaming data solutions. - Role: Kafka Administration - Location: Hyderabad - Experience: 10 to 15 years - Job Type: Full Time Employment **What You'll Do** - Manage and administer Kafka clusters (Prod & Non-Prod) ensuring high availability and fault tolerance - Configure and maintain Kafka Brokers, Zookeeper (or KRaft), Topics, Partitions, Replication - Handle cluster setup, upgrades, patching, and capacity planning - Ensure security via authentication, authorization, TLS, and data encryption - Provide L2/L3 support, troubleshoot production incidents, and ensure SLA adherence - Monitor cluster health, performance, and availability using standard monitoring tools - Perform incident management, root cause analysis, and resolution - Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and operational documentation **Expertise You'll Bring** - Tune Kafka clusters for high throughput and low latency - Perform capacity planning and scaling of clusters based on workload trends - Optimize log retention, broker configurations, and partition strategies - Manage and support components such as: - Kafka Connect (source/sink connectors) - Schema Registry - KSQL / Stream processing components - Replicator / Cluster Linking - Support onboarding of applications and integration with Kafka platform **Benefits** - Competitive salary and benefits package - Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications - Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies - Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards - Annual health check-ups - Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents **Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment** Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds. - We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles. - Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities. - If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment **Let?s unleash your full potential at Persistent -** **persistent.com/careers** - Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.? Kafka , Kafka clusters , Kafka Brokers