Assistant Manager – Big Data Administrator – Cloudera

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Cloudera Administrator to manage, configure, and support our enterprise‑grade Cloudera Hadoop ecosystem. The role ensures stability, performance, and security of Cloudera clusters while supporting data ingestion, processing, and analytics workloads.

Key responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) or Cloudera Distribution of Hadoop (CDH) clusters in production and non‑production environments.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and resource utilization to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Manage and support Hadoop ecosystem components such as HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Spark, HBase, Kafka, Oozie, Zookeeper, Ranger, and Atlas.
• Perform cluster upgrades, patches, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Implement and maintain security controls using Kerberos, Ranger, and LDAP/AD integration.
• 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.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4 to 7 years of hands‑on experience administering Cloudera/Hadoop ecosystems.
• Strong Linux/Unix system administration and shell‑scripting skills.
• Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster‑recovery strategies for big‑data platforms.

Required skills

• Cloudera Data Platform / CDH administration
• Hadoop ecosystem components (HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Impala, Kafka, HBase)
• Linux/Unix system administration
• Shell scripting (Bash)
• Python
• Ansible
• Kerberos, Ranger, LDAP/AD security integration
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) – a plus