Senior Cloudera Administrator – Hadoop Data Platform

Mashreq Bank PSC; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mashreq Bank PSC is seeking an experienced Cloudera Administrator to manage and optimize our enterprise Hadoop ecosystem. You will install, configure, and maintain CDP/CDH clusters, ensure security, and support data workloads across environments.

Responsibilities include monitoring cluster health, upgrades, applying security controls, automating tasks with Python/Shell/Ansible, and collaborating with Data Engineers to optimize pipelines. Remote work not specified; on-site preferred in Pakistan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
• 4–7 years of hands-on experience administering Cloudera/Hadoop ecosystems.
• Strong experience with Linux/Unix system administration and shell scripting.
• Expertise in Hadoop ecosystem components (HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Impala, Kafka, HBase).
• Knowledge of Cloudera Manager for monitoring, configuration, and cluster administration.
• Familiarity with Kerberos, Ranger, Sentry, and LDAP/AD integration for security.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain CDP/CDH clusters in production and non-production environments.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and resource utilization.
• Manage and support Hadoop ecosystem components (HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Spark, HBase, Kafka, Oozie, Zookeeper, Ranger, Atlas).
• Perform cluster upgrades, patches, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Implement and maintain security controls using Kerberos, Ranger, and LDAP/AD integration.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using Python, Shell scripting, or Ansible.
• Troubleshoot cluster-related issues, performance bottlenecks, and job failures.
• Support backup and disaster recovery planning for Hadoop clusters.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Developers, and Architects to optimize data pipelines.
• Generate reports on cluster usage, job performance, and capacity planning.

Skills

Cloudera admin

Linux admin

Python scripting

Security controls

Monitoring

Backup & DR

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Cloudera Manager

Hadoop

Linux

Job description

Mashreq Bank PSC is seeking an experienced Cloudera Administrator to manage and optimize our enterprise Hadoop ecosystem. You will install, configure, and maintain CDP/CDH clusters, ensure security, and support data workloads across environments.

Responsibilities include monitoring cluster health, upgrades, applying security controls, automating tasks with Python/Shell/Ansible, and collaborating with Data Engineers to optimize pipelines. Remote work not specified; on-site preferred in Pakistan.