Job Title : Kafka + Service Mesh Engineer
Experience : 5 to 8 years
Location : Belapur, Mumbai (Onsite Banking Project)
Job Summary :
We are seeking an experienced Kafka + Service Mesh Engineer to work onsite for a leading banking client. The role involves upgrading Service Mesh, migrating Kafka clusters, managing deployments on OpenShift, and ensuring secure, seamless integration in a restricted environment.
Key Responsibilities :
- Upgrade Service Mesh from version 2.0 to 3.0 on production clusters.
- Migrate Kafka from Mirror Maker & Zookeeper to KRaft architecture.
- Deploy, configure, and manage Kafka and Service Mesh on OpenShift (OCP) environments.
- Ensure seamless integration between Kafka, Service Mesh, and microservices hosted on OpenShift.
- Collaborate with the banks IT and development teams for production rollouts.
- Perform troubleshooting, optimization, and security hardening within a highly restricted environment.
Required Skills & Experience :
5 to 8 years of overall IT experience with proven expertise in :
Kafka (upgrades, Mirror Maker, Zookeeper to KRaft migration)Service Mesh (hands-on upgrade experience with Istio / Red Hat Service Mesh 3.0 is mandatory)Strong, hands-on experience with OpenShift (OCP)Solid understanding of microservices communication patterns and hybrid cloud / on-prem architecturesPrior experience in banking or secure environment projects preferredAbility to work onsite with limited external internet access(ref : hirist.tech)