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Open Source Software Kafka SME

TEKsystems
$80.00 - $90.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Virginia, Herndon
Aug 21, 2025
Description This consultant will be responsible to assist Vice President of Information Technology (IT) design, develop, maintain, support, and translate corporate business vision and strategy along with stakeholder input into objectives for building, enhancing, or replacing business and IT systems capabilities, together with an implementation of a comprehensive IT roadmap, all-the-while maintaining resilience to change as a key architectural and strategy objective for the enterprise. In the fast-paced world of IT, agility and responsiveness to the frequently occurring changes in direction are a must, even while moving continuously forward implementing elements of the Client's long term goals. To support the client's mission, projects, and system requirements, the client requires sophisticated information technology systems support services by experienced professionals. The team demonstrates leadership by evaluating and driving implementation of innovative solutions for technology infrastructure and application architecture. * Description* Experience and knowledge of OSS architectures and OSS governance including implementation of OSS architectures with capability to collaborate with internal and external entities on OSS initiatives and issues. In-depth knowledge and extensive experience in architecting, developing and contributing open source software to publicly available open source projects in compliance with the OSS licenses. Leverages the best practices of continuous foresight, innovation and futurism to continuously test business models and strategies, and determine how to adjust either or both to become resilient and future-fit. Requires a bachelor's degree at a minimum in a related or specialized skills+E88 for this labor category (OSS) and demonstrated OSS architecture experience. Ensures that architecture projects meet security standards and are effectively integrated with current applications on-time. The position requires staying on top of the latest industry trends, championing new technologies for the system architecture as well as developing cost-effective and actionable recommendations. Works on advanced, complex, strategic business and technology projects requiring state of the art technical or industry knowledge. Works autonomously. Provide support to the leadership role of the work group through knowledge in the area of business, industry and technology specialization. Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences. Chosen resource must demonstrate these capabilities through actual work experience not merely training: oHands-on experience designing and implementing kafka event streaming capabilities in applications and infrastructure across hybrid multi-cloud environments. oExperience producing IT technical artifacts, with an emphasis on kafka event streams, including design documents, architecture diagrams, architecture assessments, white papers, test plans, requirements mapping, and implementation plans. oIn-depth knowledge of design principles and inner workings of kafka implementations and applicable use cases for migrating applications from legacy style to modern style with the use of Event Streams and Async APIs. oDemonstrable knowledge of Apache Kafka, Confluent Platform, Confluent Cloud. oDemonstrable knowledge of Apache Strimzi, Confluent for Kubernetes. oDemonstrable knowledge of Cloud services with Kafka API compatibility (e.g. Azure Event Hub, Amazon MSK). oDemonstrable knowledge of Confluent Schema Registry and serialization using JSON and AVRO schemas. oDemonstrable knowledge of kafka replication options including Mirror Maker, Confluent Cluster Linking and Schema Linking. oDemonstrable knowledge of Confluent Identity Mgmt and RBAC, integrated/federated with enterprise IDP & role management. oDemonstrable knowledge of Kafka Client APIs (Producer, Consumer, Streams). oDemonstrable knowledge of Kafka Connect and Connectors (e.g. JDBC, Cassandra, Google BigQuery, Websphere MQ, etc). oDemonstrable knowledge of sizing and capacity planning for kafka clusters. oDemonstrable knowledge of kafka topic partitioning strategies including partition key design strategies. Chosen resource should exhibit through actual work experience not merely training: oDesirable: integrating kafka event streams with Agentic AI workflows. oUsing design patterns for building scalable and maintainable applications/solutions. oClearly document code, models, and technical solutions. oProficiency in Generative AI and prompt engineering. oContinuous learning and adaptability in a very large IT organization oCommunicating complex technical concepts to both technical and executive stakeholders. oTroubleshooting software and technical implementations in large-scale enterprise ecosystems. oUnderstanding of concepts like CI/CD, containerization, and deployment strategies for kafka components in large-scale production environments. oQuerying and managing data in both SQL and NoSQL databases. oProficiency creating technical diagrams with products like Microsoft Visio or Draw.io. oProficiency creating technical design and architecture documents in Microsoft Word. oProficiency creating business and technical presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint. oProficiency creating data representations, charts and reports in tools such as Microsoft's Excel worksheets and Power BI. *Tasks - might include (neither exhaustive nor restrictive): oAnalysis support to integrate new kafka cluster and event stream requirements into established large-scale, production enterprise architectures. oConduct Design and Architecture assessments and provide written recommendations for integrating kafka event streams within an application domain or enterprise event brokering. oTroubleshoot production kafka event streams and software integration issues as top tier internal support, including review of performance issues and proposing resolutions. oConduct research and provide written reviews of kafka ecosystem best practices and innovative strategies for hybrid multi-cloud high availability. oConduct proof of concept activities and build prototypes for kafka technology stack components in sandbox environments to assess new capabilities. oDefine and implement standards and patterns for kafka ecosystem life cycle, test-driven protection schemes, and automated implementation strategies. oDevise strategies and roadmaps for enterprise expansion of kafka ecosystem capabilities, integrations, and governance. oStrategy and compliance reviews and recommendations for enterprise kafka ecosystem elements which may include the following: architecture frameworks, databases, network, web and application architecture resources, backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, patch management and analytics. Skills Kafka, confluence, KafKa Architecture, GenAI, SQL Top Skills Details Kafka,confluence,KafKa Architecture Additional Skills & Qualifications Education: A minimum of thirteen (13) to twenty (20) years' relevant experience. o A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred. four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a college degree is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field then four additional years of related experience is required. * Additional Provisions * *Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening. *Once a candidate's resume is approved and interview passed, the agency is responsible for providing drug screening. Failure to submit the drug screening results will delay the security clearance process. *If a candidate is given an interim clearance, continuation of employment is then based on the candidate receiving a sensitive clearance. *All candidates must be able to obtain a government clearance Place and Period of Performance Hours of support: oThe standard work week for contract staff will be 5 days a week and 8 hours per day preferable Monday through Friday. oContract staff may be required to travel to support business efforts. Experience Level* Expert Level Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $90.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Aug 27, 2025. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.