Kafka Specialist – Remote / Croydon – 6 months

JOB TYPE: CONTRACT

JOB ID: 41530

SALARY TYPE: DAILY

PER DAY PAY: From GBP £650.00 to GBP £725.00

Vacancies: 2

ADDED DATE: 10-07-2024

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Kafka Specialist

Location: Remote / Croydon

Duration: 6 months

Inside IR35 / £650pd 

Clearance: SC & NPPV3 Clearance 

 

We are seeking a skilled consultant to join our team and support a critical project. This is a home-based role with the potential for occasional travel to Croydon.

 

About the Role:

In this consultancy role, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of a highly available, distributed service that handles large data volumes with zero data loss tolerance. You will be responsible for:

• Guiding on data flow within connected operational systems.
• Supporting the maintenance and troubleshooting of our existing high-volume data streaming system.
• Leveraging your experience in distributed systems platforms, particularly in areas of fault tolerance and issue resolution for no-data-loss systems.
• Monitoring and tuning Kafka cluster node health.

 

You are a great fit if you have:

• Strong technical skills and experience with data flow in connected operational systems.
• Proven ability to maintain and troubleshoot high-volume data streaming systems.
• Experience with distributed systems platforms, especially in fault tolerance and maintaining zero data loss.
• A keen eye for monitoring and tuning Kafka cluster node health.
• The ability to provide support during mission-critical situations (not a full-time requirement).

 

Start Date: ASAP End Date: June 2025

Security Clearance: SC & NPPV3 required at start of contract

 

If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information. Please note due to high volumes of applications we are unable to contact every application. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

 

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