MAYUR REWATKAR
Pune
Summary
Dedicated and results-driven Kafka Administrator with 4 plus years of hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and managing Kafka clusters. Proven expertise in project architecture, cluster deployment, security implementation, and troubleshooting across large-scale environments. Adept at ensuring the reliability, scalability, and high availability of Kafka ecosystems in both on-premises and cloud infrastructures. Skilled in optimizing data streaming performance and maintaining secure, stable, and efficient real-time data pipelines.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Kafka Administrator
Capillary Technology
Bengaluru
04.2021 - Current
- Installed, configured, and managed Apache Kafka and Confluent Platform clusters.
- Handled Kafka upgrades, broker maintenance, and rolling restarts with minimal downtime.
- Managed topic creation, partition increases, and replication factor changes.
- Implemented Kafka security using SSL, SASL, and ACLs.
- Monitored cluster health, consumer lag, and throughput using Prometheus and Grafana.
- Troubleshot production issues including broker failures and under-replicated partitions.
- Supported application teams for producer and consumer onboarding.
Kafka Administrator
Recrosoft Technology
Banglore
03.2024 - 04.2025
- Supported Kafka environments for client applications ensuring high availability and data reliability.
- Assisted with Kafka Connect configurations and connector troubleshooting.
- Performed performance tuning and handled broker-level operational tasks.
- Collaborated with application teams during Kafka upgrades and configuration changes.
Kafka Administrator
Airtel
Pune
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Supported enterprise-scale Kafka clusters used for telecom data streaming and integrations.
- Managed topic lifecycle, retention policies, and partition scaling.
- Monitored Kafka clusters and resolved issues related to consumer lag and broker stability.
- Participated in UAT and production support for Kafka-based applications.
Junior Kafka Administrator
Tata Communications Ltd
Pune
02.2019 - 12.2020
- Assisted in Kafka cluster operations and monitoring for large-scale data pipelines and streaming applications.
- Provided operational support, performed incident analysis, and created technical documentation for Kafka environments.
- Supported topic management activities including topic creation, partition increases, and retention configuration.
- Worked with application teams to support producer and consumer onboarding and troubleshoot Kafka-related issues.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics Engineering
DMIETR
Wardha, Maharashtra01.2016
Skills
Confluent Kafka:
Streaming Platform, Control Centre, Zookeeper, Broker, Connectors
Kafka Connect, Schema Registry
Amazon Web Services (AWS):
Compute: Elastic Compute Cloud
Storage: Simple Storage Service (S3) Elastic File System (EFS),
Management & Governance: CloudWatch
Monitoring Tools: Grafana, Prometheus, Confluent Control Centre
Scripting & Programming: Python (Basic)
Version Control & Collaboration: Git, GitHub
Operating Systems: Linux (Amazon Linux, Ubuntu) - Basic
Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (Basic)
CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins (CI/CD Pipelines) , Chef (Basic - Configuration Management)
Timeline
Kafka Administrator
Recrosoft Technology
03.2024 - 04.2025
Kafka Administrator
Airtel
01.2023 - 12.2023
Kafka Administrator
Capillary Technology
04.2021 - Current
Junior Kafka Administrator
Tata Communications Ltd
02.2019 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics Engineering
DMIETR