Redis and Kafka Database Administrator

Redis and Kafka Database Administrator

 

Experience Level: Senior

 

About Company: 

Nomiso is a product and services engineering company. We are a team of Software Engineers, Architects, Managers, and Cloud Experts with expertise in Technology and Delivery Management. Our mission is to Empower and Enhance the lives of our customers, through efficient solutions for their complex business problems. 

At Nomiso we encourage entrepreneurial spirit - to learn, grow and improve. A great workplace, thrives on ideas and opportunities. That is a part of our DNA. We’re in pursuit of colleagues who share similar passions, are nimble and thrive when challenged. We offer a positive, stimulating and fun environment – with opportunities to grow, a fast-paced approach to innovation, and a place where your views are valued and encouraged.

We invite you to push your boundaries and join us in fulfilling your career aspirations!

Position Overview:

 

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Level 3 Redis and Kafka DBA to manage and support our real-time data infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in managing, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems. This role will involve working closely with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to ensure optimal performance and availability of data services.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

 

• SME in at least one functional module of the system or service
• Design and quality ownership of the service owned as the the SME
• Say/do ratio of > 95% in execution
• Code reviews and quality gatekeeper for the SME area
• Assist and mentor junior members
• Responsible for enforcing code reviews and test coverage
• Ensure no regressions in the modules owned
• Serve on interview panels and help grow the organization

 

Roles & Responsibilities

Redis Administration

• Manage and maintain Redis clusters (standalone, sentinel, and Redis Enterprise setups).
• Perform upgrades, patching, and capacity planning.
• Configure persistence (RDB, AOF) and high availability.
• Monitor Redis performance and tune configuration parameters.
• Handle backup/recovery and disaster recovery planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.

 

Kafka Administration

• Deploy, configure, and maintain Kafka clusters (including Zookeeper).
• Monitor Kafka performance, tune parameters, and ensure message reliability.
• Manage topic creation, partitioning, replication, and retention policies.
• Handle security configurations (SSL, SASL, ACLs).
• Support schema registry, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, and MirrorMaker.
• Troubleshoot consumer/producer lag and broker-related issues.

 

L3 Support

• Act as an escalation point for complex incidents and root cause analysis.
• Automate common DBA tasks using scripting (Python, Bash etc.).
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Collaborate with SRE and DevOps to integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response.

Must Have Skills: 

• Overall 7+Years and 5+ years in database/infrastructure management roles.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Redis.
• 1+ years of hands-on experience with Kafka.
• Proficiency in Linux systems administration.
• Strong scripting knowledge (Bash, Python, or similar).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
• Knowledge of container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of networking, firewalls, DNS, and load balancing.

Good to Have: 

• Experience with Redis Enterprise and Confluent Kafka.
• Certifications in Redis/Kafka/Linux.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience in PCI/HIPAA-compliant environments.

Qualification: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications (Preferred): MongoDB Certified DBA Associate or Professional.
• Other relevant certifications in database management.

Location : Bangalore

About Nomiso:

Nomiso is a product and services engineering company. We are a team of Software Engineers, Architects, Managers, and Cloud Experts with expertise in Technology and Delivery Management. 

Our mission is to Empower and Enhance the lives of our customers, through efficient solutions for their complex business problems. 

At Nomiso we encourage entrepreneurial spirit - to learn, grow and improve. A great workplace, thrives on ideas and opportunities. That is a part of our DNA. We’re in pursuit of colleagues who share similar passions, are nimble and thrive when challenged. We offer a positive, stimulating and fun environment – with opportunities to grow, a fast-paced approach to innovation, and a place where your views are valued and encouraged.

We invite you to push your boundaries and join us in fulfilling your career aspirations!

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected characteristics.