Kafka Engineer

Posted on: Oct 14, 2026

Nexiva Inc
Cincinnati, Ohio
Onsite
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Job Title :

Kafka Engineer

Job Type :

Contract

Job Location :

Cincinnati Ohio United States

Remote :

Job Description :

Title - Principal Kafka Engineer

Location: Cincinnati, OH (5 days ONSITE - Open to Relocation!)

Duration - 12+ Months

Interview Process: Onsite Interview (Virtual available for relocation candidates)

WE ARE HIRING:
Are you an expert in architecting and scaling mission-critical, enterprise streaming platforms?

My client is looking for a hands-on Principal Kafka Engineer to drive the design and administration of our high-availability ecosystem in Cincinnati!

Experience: 10+ Years
Key Responsibilities:
Lead Cluster Management: Drive the design, deployment, and administration of enterprise-scale Apache Kafka & Confluent Platform clusters.
Architect Solutions: Optimize Schema Registry, Kafka Connect, Avro, and KSQL/ksqlDB.
Build & Automate: Develop distributed microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
Scale Infrastructure: Manage ZooKeeper/KRaft transitions, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Ensure Performance: Champion production tuning, observability, low-latency, and high availability.

What You Need to Bring:
10+ years in Software Development or Systems Engineering.
5+ years of dedicated, hands-on Kafka/Confluent administration.
Strong proficiency in Java and distributed microservices architecture.
Deep experience with CI/CD (GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code