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**Job Description:**
**LEAD KAFKA ENGINNER - FLEX**
**INTERNAL TITLE - LEAD SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING ANALYST**
**We will consider candidates in Mahwah, NJ, Parsippany, NJ, Alpharetta, GA, Windward, GA, Timonium, MD and Louisville, KY**
The **Lead Kafka Engineer** leads the research, evaluation, design, development, testing, operational maintenance, protection, and support of UPS technology assets through entire life cycle (e.g., mainframe, midrange, open systems and x86/x64 architectures, storage, mobile and fixed devices, etc.). This position leads the research, evaluation, design, testing, implementation, maintenance, performance and capacity tuning, and support of third-party infrastructures, applications, and appliances (i.e., transaction, collaboration, communications protocols, application delivery, virtualization, and directory services). This position leads the research, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of storage and back-up recovery solutions. The **Lead Kafka Engineer** is responsible for the research, analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of an Information Services (I.S.) security model for UPS's I.S. environments (e.g., mainframe, midrange, open systems and x86/x64 architectures, mobile and fixed devices, etc.).
This position performs strategic planning, diagnoses risk and system issues, and takes corrective actions to ensure continuity of operations. This position leads disaster recovery tests. This position identifies and implements technologies and processes to improve the reliability, efficiency, and availability of the systems environment. This position is responsible for duties of high risk, severe impact, high complexity, or large scope. The **Lead Kafka Engineer** coaches team members to provide the tools and knowledge required for further development.
**The Lead Kafka Engineer will be required to provide 24x7 support on a rotating basis.**
Qualifications:
+ Highly skilled on the Confluent Kafka platform and experience in design and implementation of highly complex systems
+ Linux Operating System
+ Experience with Automation using Ansible
+ Java programming skills
+ People Management Skills
+ Time Management
+ Organizational Skills
+ Project Management
+ Ability to work with stakeholders on cross-functional teams
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills
+ Bachelor's Degree or International equivalent in Computer Science or related discipline - Preferred
+ **This job is a grade 30E**
+ The last day to apply internally is November 27th at 11:59PM
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $95,400/year to $176,820/year. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to, market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and education/training and a candidate's work experience. Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.
Hired applicants may be eligible for Medical/prescription drug coverage, Dental coverage, Vision coverage, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Disability Income Protection Plan, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) retirement program, Vacation, Paid Holidays and Personal time, Paid Sick and Family and Medical Leave time as required by law, and Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program.
**Employee Type:**
Permanent
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