Hadoop Engineer

Apex Systems; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with match

HSA

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a Hadoop Engineer to join our Chicago onsite team. The role focuses on supporting NextGen Platforms built around Big Data technologies and requires interaction with clients, development teams, vendors, and partners in an agile environment.

Responsibilities include managing platform operations, performing deployments and troubleshooting, and providing L1–L3 support for the Hadoop platform across environments.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Hadoop architecture, HDFS, and the Hadoop Administrator's role.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in managing Hadoop and Data Science Platform operations, with a focus on Cloudera Hadoop, Jupyter Notebook, OpenShift, and Docker-Container Cluster Management and Administration.
• Manage platform operations across all environments, including upgrades, bug fixes, deployments, metrics and monitoring, disaster recovery, and incident, problem, and capacity management.
• Work on complex, major, or highly visible tasks in support of multiple projects that require multiple areas of expertise.
• Integrate solutions with other applications and platforms outside the framework.
• Serve as a liaison between client partners and vendors in coordination with project managers to provide technical solutions that address user needs.
• Perform L1, L2, and L3 level support for the Hadoop Platform.
• Debug and troubleshoot Yarn, Spark, and Impala jobs.
• Address issues related to Name node, HDFS space, and file/folder permission backups.

Skills

Hadoop architecture

HDFS

Hadoop cluster

AD/Kerberos authentication

YARN

Spark

Impala

OpenShift

Docker

Cloudera Hadoop

Unix/Linux

Java

Python

Perl

Shell scripting

DevOps tools

Tools

Autosys

Jenkins

Ansible

SVN

Bitbucket

Docker

OpenShift

Job description

Job#: 3045787

Job Description:

Hadoop Engineer

Location:

Chicago, Illinois (Onsite)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Hadoop Engineer to support NextGen Platforms built around Big Data Technologies. This role is involved in the full life cycle of an application as part of an agile development process. The position requires the ability to interact, develop, engineer, and communicate collaboratively at the highest technical levels with clients, development teams, vendors, and other partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in managing Hadoop and Data Science Platform operations, with a focus on Cloudera Hadoop, Jupyter Notebook, OpenShift, and Docker-Container Cluster Management and Administration.
• Manage platform operations across all environments, including upgrades, bug fixes, deployments, metrics and monitoring, disaster recovery, and incident, problem, and capacity management.
• Work on complex, major, or highly visible tasks in support of multiple projects that require multiple areas of expertise.
• Integrate solutions with other applications and platforms outside the framework.
• Serve as a liaison between client partners and vendors in coordination with project managers to provide technical solutions that address user needs.
• Perform L1, L2, and L3 level support for the Hadoop Platform.
• Debug and troubleshoot Yarn, Spark, and Impala jobs.
• Address issues related to Name node, HDFS space, and file/folder permission backups.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• Strong knowledge of Hadoop Architecture, HDFS, Hadoop Cluster, and the Hadoop Administrator's role.
• Experience in query performance tuning and resource utilization tuning.
• Intimate knowledge of fully integrated AD/Kerberos authentication.
• Experience setting up optimum cluster configurations and debugging YARN.
• Hands-on experience analyzing Hadoop log files, compression, encoding, and file formats.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and job scheduling systems like Autosys.
• Experience with frequent, incremental code testing and deployment.

Technical Skills:

• Expert-level knowledge of Cloudera Hadoop components such as HDFS, Sentry, HBase, Kafka, Impala, SOLR, Hue, Spark, Hive, YARN, Zookeeper, and Postgres.
• Strong technical knowledge in Unix/Linux, Databases (Sybase/SQL/Oracle), Java, Python, Perl, and Shell scripting.
• Proficiency with automation and DevOps tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, SVN, and Bitbucket.
• Technical knowledge of relational databases and data warehousing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cloudera Admin / Dev Certification.
• Certification in Cloud, Docker-Container, or OpenShift Technologies.
• Experience with BI tools like Tableau, particularly building dashboards connected to Hadoop-Hive Tables.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection
• ESPP (employee stock purchase program)
• 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure
• HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
• corporate discount savings program and other discounts
• professional development training program
• certification prep
• library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure
• certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
• dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources
• certified Career Coach
• full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address).

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