Lead Data Management Specialist

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000 employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Lead Data Management Specialist (DST Health Solutions, LLC. Kansas City, MO): The Lead Data Management Specialist will be responsible for designing and developing data storage systems, processes, and enhancements for the company's complex high traffic, business critical internet site communications and/or cloud product systems. The individual will lead the design of enterprise storage environments, including enterprise storage arrays, fiber channel switches and Network Attached Storage (NAS) physical and virtual tape devices. In addition, the individual will develop solutions and processes for reliable and stable data storage management, security, backup, restoration, archiving and replication. The Lead Data Management Specialist will also assist with the implementation of new or additional storage technology to improve infrastructure service locally and remotely. Specific responsibilities include: Designing and implementing Kafka clusters in the enterprise environment. Assisting development teams with solution design. Troubleshooting Kafka performance and data issues. Designing and implementing security best practices; Implementing best practices for Kafka implementation and support. Designing and implementing backup and disaster recover procedures. Designing and maintaining Redis Clusters. Deploying and maintaining Observability stack in Kubernetes. Creating and maintaining Disaster Recovery Playbook for failing over to DR data center. Supporting Kubernetes workloads across all environments.Telecommuting permitted.

Minimum requirements: Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Applications, or related field plus 4 years of related experience.

Alternate Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Applications, or related field plus 6 years of related experience.

Must have: 4 years of Kafka or related messages infrastructure experience, including troubleshooting issues related to Kafka. In-depth knowledge of Kafka functionality and features. Proven ability to work collaboratively with application development teams to implement solutions. Experience working in a high-volume transaction environment. In-depth knowledge of running distributed workloads in Kubernetes. Experience setting up and maintaining NoSQL in-memory cache systems such as Redis.

Apply online at or send resume to Pat Ahus, Talent Acquisition, at

. Ref: 00061619. An EOE.

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