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Senior Systems Engineer

Randstad DigitalAK🇺🇸United StatesPosted 19 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Leverage your expertise as a Senior Systems Engineer in this remote role, offering a competitive hourly rate of $54-$64 and the flexibility to work from anywhere. You'll contribute to a stable, shared service team focused on critical Kafka platforms within a reputable healthcare enterprise, ideal for those who thrive in a collaborative Agile environment. Apply now to join a dynamic team and make a significant impact.

Quick Overview

Salary
$54 - $64/hr
Work Type
Remote
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

job summary:

Enterprise Healthcare client has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Senior Systems Engineer to join their dynamic and growing team. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply!





location: Telecommute

job type: Contract

salary: $54.01 - 64.01 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

- What is the purpose of this team?


- Describe the surrounding team (team culture, work environment, etc.) & key projects.


- Do you have any additional upcoming hiring needs or is this request part of a larger hiring initiative? Our Kafka teams manage and maintain all Kafka platforms at Centene. We are organized into three teams: one dedicated to self-hosted Kafka platforms, another to Confluent Cloud (SaaS Kafka), and a third focusing on the cloud gateway and global DNS. With over 130 client applications leveraging these platforms for data streaming, our responsibilities include platform maintenance, automation, client support, production support, enabling self-service, enhancing current platforms, and introducing new capabilities.


As a shared service, our primary objective is to administer and manage Kafka platforms. We do not frequently engage in project work.


Each team follows Agile methodology and consists of scrum teams with 5-9 members, depending on the team. Team members participate in daily scrum ceremonies and frequently collaborate outside these ceremonies through paired programming, troubleshooting, issue resolution, and knowledge sharing.


No planned hiring needs as of now.



Typical Day in the Role


- Walk me through the day-to-day responsibilities and a description of the project (Outside of the Workday JD).


- What are the performance expectations/metrics?


- What makes this role unique? - Administer Kafka platforms on-prem and in cloud


- Develop new services/ enhancements


- Coach junior team members


- Provide client support


- Incident management


- Solution engineering


- Develop Proofs-of-Concept


- Code reviews




qualifications:

Bachelors




skills:

AWS,AWS Experience,Kafka,Apache Kafka,Cloud Engineering,computer systems and networks,Confluent,Confluent Cloud,CI/CD,logging,Event Streaming,DevOps,Dynatrace,Event-driven architecture,Event Driven Architecture,Information Systems Security Professional,computer science,Mongo,NoSQL DB,Splunk,system software,analytical skills,excellent judgment,decision making skills,Soft Skills,Ability to work independently,administration,collect data,establish facts,mathematics,statistics,project management skills,technical documentation,hard skills,telecommunications




Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.



Skills

AWS
Scrum
Splunk
Agile
Apache
DNS
Kafka

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