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Description: Job Title: Kafka Expert with Agentic AI Skills
Work Location: Saint LouisMO63131
Vendor Rate: ***
Contract duration: 12
Target Start Date: 08 Jul 2026
Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? YES
**face to face is mandatory for Interview**
**Onsite work set-up**
Job Details:
Detailed Job Description
Must Have Skills::
Apache Kafka Expertise
" Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, Brokers)
" Designing, implementing, and managing Kafka-based streaming architectures
" Performance tuning, scalability, and reliability of Kafka clusters
" Agentic AI / Generative AI
" Hands-on experience with Agentic AI frameworks and LLM orchestration tools (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel)
" Experience building autonomous AI workflows, agents, and AI-driven decision systems
" Architecture & Integration
" Strong knowledge of event-driven architecture
" Experience with microservices architecture and real-time data processing
" Real-Time Data Engineering
" Developing, optimizing, and maintaining real-time streaming/data pipelines
" Troubleshooting and monitoring high-volume data streams
Nice to Have Skills:
Cloud platform experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Experience with real-time analytics platforms and monitoring tools
" Grafana
" Prometheus
" ELK Stack
" Datadog
" Splunk
Experience with containerization and orchestration
" Docker
" Kubernetes
Exposure to MLOps or AI deployment pipelines
Experience integrating Kafka with cloud-native data services
Knowledge of vector databases and RAG architectures
Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments
Job Description
Job Title: Kafka Expert with Agentic AI Skills
Role Summary:
Seeking a Kafka expert with experience in Agentic AI to design, build, and optimize real-time data pipelines and intelligent autonomous systems.
Key Responsibilities:
" Design and manage Kafka-based streaming architectures
" Develop and optimize real-time data processing pipelines
" Build and integrate Agentic AI solutions (LLMs, autonomous workflows)
" Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of data systems
" Collaborate with AI, data, and engineering teams
Required Skills:
" Strong experience with Apache Kafka (Streams, Connect, brokers)
" Proficiency in Python/Java and distributed systems
" Hands-on experience with Agentic AI / LLM frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen)
" Knowledge of event-driven architecture and microservices
Good to Have:
" Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)
" Experience with real-time analytics and monitoring tools
Minimum years of experience
5-8 years
Certifications Needed :No
Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute
Hardware refresh plan capacity model, sizing, architecture diagrams,
consumer group strategies for performance and cost.Own upgrades, patches, and migrations.Implement and manage Kafka components Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, MirrorMakerConfluent Replicator, REST Proxy familiarity with Kafka Streams and ksqlDB is a plus.Performanc
risk registerImplement and validated onprem clusters on refreshed hardware with performance benchmarksOperational documentation standards, runbooks, monitoringalerts
Interview Process (Is face to face required?)
Yes
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