Kafka / Solace Engineer

Job Description

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS HAS AN OPENING!

Job Title : Kafka / Solace Engineer

Locations : Iselin, NJ / Charlotte, NC / Chandler, AZ

Duration : 12 Months

Role Type : W2 Contract Engagement

Job Description :

• Manage and maintain Solace PubSub+ and Apache Kafka clusters across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions using Solace redundancy groups and Kafka replication strategies.
• Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and throughput optimization for messaging workloads.
• Analyze message flow bottlenecks and implement configuration changes to improve latency and reliability.
• Automate provisioning, monitoring, and operational tasks using scripting languages (Python, Shell) and tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Jenkins.
• Develop and maintain CI / CD pipelines for middleware configuration and deployment.
• Ensure messaging platform security, compliance, and audit readiness (SOX, PCI, HIPAA).
• Implement authentication, authorization, and encryption mechanisms across Solace and Kafka environments.
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and security teams to support business initiatives and integrated messaging solutions.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for middleware-related incidents and implement long-term solutions.
• Monitor platform health using tools like Solace Monitor, Kafka Manager, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.
• Maintain detailed documentation for configurations, operational procedures, and recovery plans.

Required Qualifications :