We are looking for a Senior Cloudera Administrator to manage, secure, and optimize enterprise-grade Cloudera Data Platform (CDP/CDH) environments.
The role requires hands-on expertise in cluster management, performance tuning, security configuration, and cloud integration to ensure high availability and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
Install, configure, and maintain Cloudera clusters (HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Kafka, Zookeeper).
Perform capacity planning, performance optimization, upgrades, and patching.
Implement and manage Kerberos, Ranger/Sentry, ACLs, and encryption zones for platform security.
Monitor and troubleshoot cluster health using Cloudera Manager, Geneos, or CloudWatch.
Automate administrative tasks with Shell/Python scripting and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborate with data engineering, DevOps, and cloud teams to support data platform scalability and reliability.
Required Skills:
Proven experience with Cloudera CDP/CDH administration in production environments.
Strong knowledge of Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), Kerberos, Ranger, and HDFS architecture.
Familiarity with AWS/Azure cloud integration and monitoring tools.
Scripting expertise in Bash/Python; experience with Jenkins/Git preferred.
Certifications Required:
Cloudera Essentials for CDP
AWS Fundamentals for CDP Public Cloud (Cloudera)