Cloudera Administrator

Astek; Medina Province; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech solutions provider in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Cloudera Administrator to manage and support enterprise data platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring cluster performance, security, and availability. Collaborating with data engineers and developers, you will tackle workloads, oversee cluster security, and ensure system health. A bachelor's degree and over 8 years of experience in a similar role, especially with Cloudera Manager and Linux, are required. Join us to help maintain reliable and high-performing clusters.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in system or data platform administration.
• Hands-on experience with troubleshooting and cluster monitoring tools.
• Understanding of high availability, backup, and recovery strategies.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and administer Cloudera clusters to ensure stability.
• Monitor system health and performance, proactively identify issues.
• Oversee cluster security, including authentication and data governance.

Skills

Cloudera Manager

Linux administration

Performance tuning

Cluster security frameworks

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

HDFS

Hive

Spark

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

We are looking for a Cloudera Administrator to manage and support enterprise data platforms. You’ll be responsible for cluster performance, security, and availability while partnering with data engineers and developers to optimize workloads.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and administer Cloudera clusters to ensure stability and scalability.
• Monitor system health and performance, proactively identify issues, and implement fixes.
• Oversee cluster security, including authentication, authorization, and data governance.
• Handle version upgrades, patch management, and disaster recovery planning.
• Partner with developers, analysts, and engineers to provide cluster support and technical guidance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of professional experience in system or data platform administration.
• Proven expertise with Cloudera Manager and key ecosystem components (HDFS, Hive, Spark).
• Strong Linux administration skills (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Hands‑on experience with troubleshooting, performance tuning, and cluster monitoring tools.
• Solid knowledge of cluster security frameworks (Kerberos, Ranger).
• Understanding of high availability, backup, and recovery strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automation and configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or shell scripting).
• Exposure to managing large‑scale enterprise‑grade Cloudera deployments.
• Familiarity with cloud or hybrid big data environments is a plus.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Skilled at prioritizing tasks in high‑pressure situations.
• Commitment to maintaining reliable, secure, and high‑performing clusters.