Senior Cloudera Hadoop Administrator

Mashreqbank PSC; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mashreqbank PSC in Pakistan is seeking an experienced Cloudera Administrator with 4–7 years of hands-on experience to manage and optimize our Cloudera Hadoop ecosystem. You will ensure stability, security, and performance of clusters while supporting data workflows.

The role requires strong Linux system skills, experience with Cloudera Manager, and security integration using Kerberos, Ranger, and LDAP/AD. Knowledge of cloud deployments is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4 to 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.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting, log analysis, and performance tuning.
• Experience in backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for big data platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-based Cloudera deployments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain CDP or CDH clusters in production and non-production environments.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and resource utilization, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Manage and support Hadoop ecosystem components (HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Spark, HBase, Kafka, Oozie, Zookeeper, Ranger, Atlas, etc.).
• Perform cluster upgrades, patches, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Implement and maintain security controls using Kerberos, Ranger, and LDAP/AD integration.
• Manage user access, roles, and privileges across the Cloudera ecosystem.
• 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 and workflows.
• Generate reports on cluster usage, job performance, and capacity planning.

Skills

Cloudera Hadoop administration

Linux system administration

Scripting (Python, Shell)

Cloudera Manager

Security: Kerberos, Ranger, LDAP/AD

Troubleshooting & log analysis

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Hadoop ecosystem components (HDFS, YZ,

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Cloudera Manager

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Mashreqbank PSC in Pakistan is seeking an experienced Cloudera Administrator with 4–7 years of hands-on experience to manage and optimize our Cloudera Hadoop ecosystem. You will ensure stability, security, and performance of clusters while supporting data workflows.

The role requires strong Linux system skills, experience with Cloudera Manager, and security integration using Kerberos, Ranger, and LDAP/AD. Knowledge of cloud deployments is a plus.