Sr. Infrastructure Analyst

Company: Horizontal Talent
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Projects the candidate will be working on:

• This position will help build and support multiple kafka environments (i.e., EMB, SLT) used to stream operational data as well as security data.Ideal Background:
  • Built, deployed, and supported multiple Kafka clusters using IaC (Infrastructure-as-Code) best practices
  • Developed automated processes within and around Kafka to help supplement the service
  • Experience working with multiple teams to build and architect data pipeline solutions where Kafka will be involved.Top Requirements:
    • Kafka Clustering & Administration
    • Experience with Linux/Unix and system management
    • IaC (Infrastructure-as-Code) experience with Virtual/Physical Servers using Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory, etc.Team and Team size:
      • The EMB team currently consists of 3 members (2 onshore, 1 offshore).Top Responsibilities:
        • Consult with inquiring teams on how to leverage Kafka within their pipelines
          - Architect, Build and Support existing and new Kafka clusters via IaC
        • Partner with Splunk teams to route traffic through Kafka by utilizing open-source agents and collectors deployed via Chef
        • Remediate any health issues within Kafka
        • Automate (where possible) any operational processes on the team
        • Create new and/or update monitoring dashboards and alerts as needed
        • Manage a continuous improvement / continuous development (CI/CD) pipeline
        • Perform PoC's on new components to expand/enhance team's Kafka offeringsSkills/attributes Required
          • Kafka Clustering & Administration
          • Experience with Linux/Unix and system management
          • IaC (Infrastructure-as-Code) experience with Virtual/Physical Servers using Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory, etc.
          • Understanding of Git workflows, continuous improvement / continuous development (CI/CD) concepts
          • Strong verbal and written communication skills
          • Strong technical acumen
          • Strong analytical skills
          • Experience working in Agile/Lean methodologiesSkills/attributes Preferred
            • Knowledge and experience with Splunk, Elastic, Kibana and Grafana
            • Knowledge and experience with log collection agents such as Open-Telemetry, Fluent Bit, FluentD, Beats and LogStash.
            • Knowledge and experience with Kubernetes / Docker
            • Knowledge and experience with Kafka-Connect
            • Knowledge and experience with AWS or Azure
            • Knowledge and experience with Streaming AnalyticsPandoLogic. Keywords: Infrastructure Analyst, Location: Minneapolis, MN - 55405

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