Platform Engineer - Kafka/MongoDB/past SysAdmin (All Required)

Platform Engineer - Kafka/MongoDB/Past SysAdmin (All Required) Location: St. Louis, MOWork remote to start, will return to office in St. Louis in the futureMust be willing to relocate at own expense in the future.GreenCard or US Citizen REQUIRED - must be open to convert to Perm in futureTerm: 18 month + (will extend)Video InterviewsOnly candidate direct to you - no additional layers - no sister firms - will not honor.Summary from call with client:12 years of experience including system admin and Kafka5+ years of Kafka / MongoDB / Platform EngineerKafka - create stream, events, topicsAutomation of Kafka - forward thinking20 applications using Kafka Streaming - (manually now - all needs to be automated)Thinking architecturally - set direction for logging, backups, failoverSome data starts in DB2 and moves to NoSQL MongoKnow when to direct to NoSQL or Relationship DBHelp determine what transactional data should move to Kafka and what applications should notThey have Kafka / MongoDB installed - need help to use with bigger applications, more data, more automationPerform system administration tasks (setting up infrastructure)No need for Hadoop in this roleNo advanced skills with BI / Business Intelligence or advanced analytic tools - (need admin integration skills with Kafka/MongoDB)Summary from job below:Deploying and maintaining data platform and tool solutionsDeploying new databases and data streaming toolsMongoDB, Kafka and HadoopDirection for mainframe, SQL database and moreTechnically develop in Linux and Windows premise and cloud data centersDebug and correct complex internal and external infrastructure problems5+ years of experience in systems administration3+ years of experience in a platform engineering role in support of business intelligence or advanced analytic tools (e.g. MicroStrategy, Tableau, SPSS, SAS, RStudio, Anaconda, etc.)Deployments on Linux and Windows systemsScripting skills for Linux and Windows (e.g., bash, Perl, Python)Source code repository (GitHub) and monitoring tools such as SplunkMonitoring solutions and the creation of dashboards (Splunk, Wily, Prometheus, Grafana)Full job:At Edward Jones we are developing a next-generation data architecture to support our growing business. In this platform engineering role, you will be responsible for deploying and maintaining data platform and tool solutions to gain a competitive advantage. While deploying new databases and data streaming tools you will have the opportunity to leverage your technical and communication skills by collaborating with stakeholders from multiple divisions.What you'll do:Design, configure and install next-gen databases and tools such as MongoDB, Kafka and HadoopAnalyze and decide future of existing mainframe, Oracle and SQL databases in a next-gen worldDevelop integrated system designs and specificationsTechnically develop in Linux and Windows premise and cloud data centersDebug and correct complex internal and external infrastructure problemsEnsure availability, debug and correct complex infrastructure problemsDocument step-by-step procedures and system configuration for use in ongoing supportPreferred work schedule/hours 8am-5pm CSTPosition requirements what you'll need:Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or another applicable field is preferred5+ years of experience in systems administration3+ years of experience in a platform engineering role in support of business intelligence or advanced analytic tools (e.g. MicroStrategy, Tableau, SPSS, SAS, RStudio, Anaconda, etc.)Experience creating automation and design of platforms that enable self-service environment for developersExperience in platform engineering role in support of next generation data platforms and toolsHands-on experience and technical knowledge of database platforms, (ie: SQL, Oracle) with added focus on next-gen platforms such as Kafka and MongoDBExperience with software deployments on Linux and Windows systemsExtensive scripting skills for Linux and Windows (e.g.