Kafka & AWS Admin

Job Description

Total Experience Expected: 04-06 years

Work Environment: 24/7 Shift-Based Operations

Location: Noida, Chennai

Role Overview

We are looking for an L2 Middleware (primary) storage SRE with hands-on experience in Kafka, AWS services, messaging platforms and production support. The candidate will be responsible for operating, monitoring and troubleshooting middleware, messaging, cloud integration and file transfer services to ensure smooth business operations and service availability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Operate and support Apache Kafka / Confluent Kafka environments.
2. Manage and monitor AWS services such as SQS, EventBridge and Lambda.
3. Operate AWS Transfer Family and SFTP-based file exchange services.
4. Monitor end-to-end message and file processing flows.
5. Troubleshoot message failures, queue backlogs, consumer delays and connectivity issues.
6. Analyse end-to-end message flows and identify dependencies between applications and integration components.
7. Support AWS S3, EFS, IAM and CloudWatch services.
8. Support S3 bucket operations, file availability and access permissions.
9. Identify and report storage, access and resource-related issues.
10. Perform production troubleshooting, incident management and service restoration.
11. Analyse logs, investigate recurring issues and support root cause analysis.
12. Coordinate with L1, L3, application and infrastructure teams.
13. Follow operational procedures, SLAs and ITIL processes.

Mandatory Technical Skills

1. Apache Kafka / Confluent Kafka.
2. Messaging Queue
3. AWS SQS, EventBridge and Lambda.
4. AWS Transfer Family and SFTP.
5. AWS S3, IAM and CloudWatch.
6. Linux / Unix fundamentals.
7. Production support, incident management and troubleshooting.
8. Basic Bash or Python scripting.

Good-to-Have Skills

1. AS2 file transfer protocols.
2. Amazon EFS.
3. PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.
4. REST APIs and integration platforms.
5. Grafana, Elasticsearch / Kibana.
6. Terraform and automation.

Preferred Certifications:

1. AWS Certified Developer – Associate
2. Confluent Certified Administrator OR Confluent Certified Developer.

Qualifications

IT Background

Additional Information

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.

All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.