Hadoop AdministratorApex Systems has an upcoming need for a Hadoop Administrator for a Fortune 500 client in Cincinnati, Ohio! Ideal candidates will have 5+ years supporting complex, large-scale production environments. The candidate will have 3+ years performing Linux/UNIX Administration.
The candidate should also possess experience administering Cloudera CDH or HDP in production and be familiar with Cloudera's Back and Disaster Recovery solution.Our client is a leading payment and banking service offering a comprehensive suite of traditional and innovative payment processing and technology solutions. They are seeking a fulltime Hadoop Administrator to support and administer their big data cluster. This platform serves as the foundation for a key new set of product offerings by their organization and leverages Oracle’s Big Data Appliance running Cloudera’s distribution of Hadoop.
It is an opportunity for the candidate to gain both knowledge and experience with the most advanced data technology in a highly-secured environment.ResponsibilitiesResponsible for ongoing administration of Hadoop infrastructureAligning with the engineering team to deploy new hardware and software environments required for Hadoop and to expand existing environmentsWorking with data delivery teams to deploy Hive structures and Sentry rulesCluster maintenance as well as creation and removal of nodes using tools like Cloudera Manager, HDP and MammothPerformance tuning of Hadoop clusters and Hadoop MapReduce routinesAdministration and protection of Cloudera Navigator Key Trustee servers and HDFS encryption zonesMonitoring and management of Cloudera Backup and Disaster Recovery processesMonitor Hadoop cluster connectivity and securityCollaborating with development teams to install operating system and Hadoop updates, patches, version upgrades when requiredSkills and Qualifications5+ years experience supporting complex, large-scale Production environmentsExperience administering Cloudera CDH or HDP in ProductionFamiliar with Cloudera’s Back and Disaster Recovery (clientR) solutionHeavy experience with advanced security features such as Kerberos, Apache Sentry, SSL/TLS, Navigator encryption3+ years experience performing Linux/UNIX AdministrationExcellent understanding of Active Directory/LDAP AdministrationProduction experience of administering at least one RDBMS such as MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, SQL ServerExperience of defining hardening processes for one or more Production environmentsFormal Education and CertificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent experienceCloudera Certified Professional (CCP) is desiredCertification in one other related technology such as Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) is desiredRequired Skills: Hadoop, SQL Server, Oracle Basic Qualification: Additional Skills: Background Check: Yes Drug Screen: Yes Notes: This is a contract to hire role, and the client does not provide any form of visa sponsorship. To qualify, candidates must be eligible to work in US without sponsorship now or in future.