IT Security Specialist

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Kafka Automation Engineer for a hybrid position with a Global Financial Institution located in Plano, TX, Charlotte, NC or Pennington, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.

This role focuses on developing new infrastructure automation for deploying and managing Confluent Kafka in the client's internal or external cloud environments. The ideal candidate will understand and update existing automation programs while providing IT security and automation expertise. This is a key individual contributor role with accountability for enabling secure environments for the business and technology groups, requiring a hybrid schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and update existing automation programs and develop new infrastructure automation for deploying and managing Confluent Kafka
• Capture business requirements from LOBs and design solutions in collaboration with engineering and operations teams
• Work closely with Application Development/Support teams to understand the usage of messaging protocols within application software
• Document business requirements and develop plans to address the problem/requirement
• Develop testing automation and troubleshoot problems during testing
• Analyze IT security standards and policies for multiple projects of high complexity
• Provide IT security and automation expertise, identifying potential threats and risks and making recommendations

Requirements:

• 10 years of hands-on experience of software development
• Hands-on experience with Confluent Kafka along with automation using Terraform and Python/Ansible
• Hands-on experience with Develop & Test Automation using Terraform and Python/Ansible
• Strong experience with Terraform
• Strong experience with Ansible Playbook and Ansible Tower
• Basic knowledge of Linux/UNIX Shell Scripting
• Basic knowledge of Ping Access and Certificate Management
• Experience with Public and Private Cloud environments

Desired qualifications:

• Experience managing large-scale deployments for an enterprise
• Experience with monitoring software like Dynatrace, AppDynamics, etc
• Experience with Agile Development methodologies
• Familiarity with other messaging software (MQ/IIB, Kafka, Tibco, etc)
• Experience with Java/J2EE

Pay range: $83.09 - $91.09 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

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Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.