Senior Systems Engineer - Apache/Kafka (FULLY REMOTE)

Apex Systems is hiring for a Senior Systems Engineer for a large healthcare client.

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Location: Fully remote anywhere in the United States.

Employment Type: 5-months contract with potential to extend or convert.

Role Overview

This position is for a Senior Systems Engineer responsible for managing and maintaining the organization's computer systems and networks. The role involves vendor evaluations, modification of vendor-supplied utilities, and the creation of technical documentation for various software applications.

The Kafka teams manage and maintain all Kafka platforms at the client. We are organized into three teams: one dedicated to self-hosted Kafka platforms, another to Confluent Cloud (SaaS Kafka), and a third focusing on the cloud gateway and global DNS. With over 130 client applications leveraging these platforms for data streaming, our responsibilities include platform maintenance, automation, client support, production support, enabling self-service, enhancing current platforms, and introducing new capabilities.

As a shared service, our primary objective is to administer and manage Kafka platforms. We do not frequently engage in project work.

Each team follows Agile methodology and consists of scrum teams with 5-9 members, depending on the team. Team members participate in daily scrum ceremonies and frequently collaborate outside these ceremonies through paired programming, troubleshooting, issue resolution, and knowledge sharing.

Key Responsibilities

• Define system and product requirements, generating performance and reliability specifications.
• Lead the evaluation, design, and integration of system enhancements or new releases.
• Enhance processes, procedures, and policies related to system functioning and performance.
• Develop, modify, test, implement, document, and maintain systems software and hardware.
• Troubleshoot and resolve server, operating system, and other infrastructure problems.
• Monitor systems and networks for viruses, malfunctions, and errors.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and documentation.
• Train the engineering team on new systems, protocols, and best practices.
• Administer Kafka platforms on-prem and in cloud
• Coach junior team members

Required Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field such as statistics, mathematics, engineering, or computer science, or equivalent experience.

Experience: Requires 4 to 6 years of related experience in systems engineering.

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated analytical and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and identify procedural irregularities.
• Kafka Administration
• AWS Experience
• Event Driven Architecture
• Monitoring/alerting and logging tools preferably Dynatrace and Splunk
• DevOps/CI/CD
• Cloud Engineering

Nice to have:

• Apache Kafka administration
• Confluent Cloud/ Platform administration
• Event Driven Architecture, Event Streaming (Kafka preferred), NoSQL DB (Mongo Preferred), DevOps, CI/CD
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification

Compensation & Benefits

The pay rate for this position is between $65.00 and $70.00 per hour. Specific benefit details will be provided to eligible candidates.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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