About the Role:

Ensisinfo Inc is looking for a talented and experienced Senior Kafka Engineer Administrator to join our growing team in Denver, MT. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of data streaming technology, leveraging industry-leading platforms like Apache Kafka, Cloudera, and Confluent to drive impactful solutions.

Responsibilities:

Design, deploy, and manage Apache Kafka clusters in production environments

Administer and optimize Confluent Platform and Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) environments

Monitor Kafka broker performance, throughput, and latency to ensure high availability and reliability

Develop and maintain Kafka topics, partitions, consumer groups, and replication configurations

Collaborate with data engineering and application teams to integrate Kafka-based streaming pipelines

Implement security best practices including Kafka ACLs, SSL/TLS, and Kerberos authentication

Troubleshoot and resolve complex Kafka infrastructure issues and performance bottlenecks

Maintain documentation for architecture, configurations, and operational runbooks

Requirements:

5+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Kafka administration and engineering

Proficiency with Confluent Platform, including Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, and ksqlDB

Experience administering Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) or Cloudera Distribution Hadoop (CDH)

Strong understanding of distributed systems, data streaming, and event-driven architectures

Experience with Kafka security configurations including ACLs, SSL/TLS, and Kerberos

Familiarity with Linux/Unix systems administration and scripting (Bash, Python, etc.)

Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to perform well under pressure in production environments

Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical teams

About Us:

Ensisinfo Inc is a forward-thinking technology solutions company dedicated to delivering cutting-edge data and infrastructure services to clients across industries. Our team thrives on solving complex technical challenges and building scalable, reliable systems that make a real difference. At Ensisinfo Inc, we foster a collaborative and innovative culture where talented engineers are empowered to grow and do their best work.