IT - Lead Consultant | Java | Apache

Job Title: Lead Consultant | Confluent KafkaWork Location & Reporting Address: San Antonio, TX 78215 or Irvine, CA 92618 (Hybrid)Vendor Rate: 71.50Contract duration: 6 monthsTarget Start Date: 01 Sep 2026Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? YesInterview Process (Is face to face required?) Virtual/Video interviewsJob Details:Minimum years of experience required: 10+ yearsCertification needed: NoMust Have Skills: Confluent kafka Client facing role Team handling skillsDetailed Job Description: Confluent Platform (CP) and Confluent Cloud: Collaborate with Kafka distribution vendors (e.g., Confluent) or cloud providers for support on Kafka-specific issues. Set up/Fine Tune alerts for critical events (e.g., broker failure, data loss). Troubleshoot Kafka connectivity issues, consumer group problems, and data serialization errors Use observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Conduktor etc.) for service health Understand Different Kafka components (Replicator, Connector, Zookeeper, KSQL etc.) involved within the landscape and its use cases Leverage DevSecOps (CI/CD) to perform Admin activities using Terraform Collate all the configurations of Kafka like Users, ACL, Topics, connector configuration, tired 1 application etc. Platform Maintenance Activities: Upgrades (Kafka, Conduktor, Spring boot etc.) Patching Certificate renewal activities Debug issues related to AVRO Schemas mismatch, Consumer lag, user permissions, etc. Collaborate with product teams for new releases and documentation Minor enhancements and automations for continuous improvements Maintain DR runbooks and execute DR as per Risk and Security guidelines Vulnerability remediation reported via standard UVM process Debug issues related to custom Kafka client applications written in Java, .NET, Python, and Spring Boot Autosys | Autosys Agents Installation and maintenance Autosys | Autosys Services Maintenance (Patching, Upgrades, Checkouts)