Database Administrator Specialist

FIS; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Hadoop Administrator to oversee and enhance their Hadoop infrastructure. In this dynamic role, you will be responsible for the ongoing administration of Hadoop environments, ensuring optimal performance and security. Collaborating closely with engineering and data delivery teams, you will manage cluster maintenance and implement advanced security features. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and make a significant impact on large-scale production systems. If you are passionate about data and thrive in a collaborative environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in large-scale Production environments with Hadoop.
• Experience with Cloudera's Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions.

Responsibilities

• Administer Hadoop infrastructure and align with engineering for deployments.
• Monitor Hadoop cluster connectivity and manage security.

Skills

Hadoop Administration

Cloudera CDH

Linux/UNIX Administration

Active Directory/LDAP Administration

RDBMS Administration

Security Features (Kerberos, Sentry)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Cloudera Certified Professional (CCP)

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

Tools

Cloudera Manager

HDP

Mammoth

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ongoing administration of Hadoop infrastructure
• Aligning with the engineering team to deploy new hardware and software environments required for Hadoop and to expand existing environments
• Working with data delivery teams to deploy Hive structures and Sentry rules
• Cluster maintenance as well as creation and removal of nodes using tools like Cloudera Manager, HDP and Mammoth
• Performance tuning of Hadoop clusters and Hadoop MapReduce routines
• Administration and protection of Cloudera Navigator Key Trustee servers and HDFS encryption zones
• Monitoring and management of Cloudera Backup and Disaster Recovery processes
• Monitor Hadoop cluster connectivity and security
• Collaborating with development teams to install operating system and Hadoop updates, patches, version upgrades when required

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years experience supporting complex, large-scale Production environments
• Experience administering Cloudera CDH or HDP in Production
• Familiar with Cloudera’s Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) solution
• Heavy experience with advanced security features such as Kerberos, Apache Sentry, SSL/TLS, Navigator encryption
• 3+ years experience performing Linux/UNIX Administration
• Excellent understanding of Active Directory/LDAP Administration
• Production experience of administering at least one RDBMS such as MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, SQL Server
• Experience of defining hardening processes for one or more Production environments

Formal Education and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Cloudera Certified Professional (CCP) is preferable
• Certification in one other related technology such as Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is preferable but not required