Iceberg DBA / Lakehouse Operations Engineer

Integrated Technology Strategies, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Technology Strategies, Inc. seeks Iceberg DBA / Lakehouse Operations Engineers to support an enterprise-scale Lakehouse platform and large-scale data modernization initiatives.

This remote role focuses on Iceberg table operations, performance tuning, metadata management, production support, and multi-engine query optimization across Hive/Teradata to Iceberg migrations. Candidates should bring hands-on Iceberg experience and a track record in TB/PB-scale environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in big data, data engineering, DBA or data operations.
• 2+ years hands-on Apache Iceberg production experience.
• 6+ years Cloudera/CDP experience with Iceberg migrations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize Iceberg tables at enterprise TB/PB scale.
• Perform data compaction, metadata cleanup and orphan file cleanup.
• Tune partitions, file sizes, clustering and query performance.
• Provide L2/L3 on-call production support and RCA.
• Support enterprise data modernization and migration initiatives.
• Ensure data reliability, security, and governance.

Skills

Apache Iceberg

Big Data

Spark

Hive

Impala

Cloudera/CDP

Data modeling

Medallion Architecture

TB/PB-scale data

Production incident support

Migrations

Tools

NiFi

Trino

Python

Shell scripting

Parquet/ORC

Job description

Job Title:

Iceberg DBA / Lakehouse Operations Engineer

Location:

Remote

Duration:

Long-Term

Openings:

5

• L3 Senior Iceberg DBA: 2 positions
• L2 Iceberg DBA: 3 positions

Job Summary:

Seeking Iceberg DBA / Lakehouse Operations Engineers to support an enterprise-scale Lakehouse platform and large-scale data modernization initiatives (Hive/Teradata → Apache Iceberg). The role focuses on Iceberg table operations, performance tuning, metadata management, production support, and multi-engine query optimization.

Required Skills -- L3 Senior:

• 10 years Big Data/Data Engineering/DBA/Data Operations
• 2 years hands-on Apache Iceberg production experience
• 6 years Cloudera/CDP experience
• Expert knowledge of Iceberg table optimization, compaction, metadata management, and partition evolution
• Strong Spark, Hive, Impala performance tuning
• Experience with TB/PB-scale data environments
• P1/P2 production incident support and RCA
• Experience with Hive/Teradata → Iceberg migrations
• Data modeling and Medallion Architecture experience

Required Skills -- L2:

• 4--6 years Big Data/Data Operations/DBA experience
• 1 year Apache Iceberg or similar technologies (Hive/Delta/Hudi)
• 4 years Cloudera/CDP
• Hands-on Iceberg table operations and maintenance
• Experience with Spark SQL, Hive, or Impala
• Production support, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Understanding of partitioning, Parquet/ORC, and distributed query processing
• Knowledge of Bronze/Silver/Gold Lakehouse architecture

Preferred Skills:

• Hive/Teradata to Iceberg migration
• Cloudera CDP -- CDE/CDW
• AWS/Azure cloud experience
• Python/Shell scripting
• NiFi and/or Trino
• Data quality, governance, validation, and reconciliation
• Ranger/RBAC security

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and optimize Iceberg tables at enterprise TB/PB scale.
• Perform compaction, snapshot expiration, metadata cleanup, and orphan file cleanup.
• Optimize partitioning, file sizes, clustering, and query performance.
• Support Spark, Hive, and Impala workloads.
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in L2/L3 on-call support.
• Handle P1/P2 incidents, RCA, and preventive actions.
• Support enterprise data modernization and migration initiatives.
• Maintain data reliability, consistency, security, and governance.