Big Data Administrator

Job Title: Big Data Administrator (Cloudera Admin)

12-month Extendable Contract

Single-Status benefits only: Visa, Medical Insurance, and EOSB (upon completion of 1 year service)

On-site in Dubai UAE

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced Big Data Administrator with 8-12 years of hands-on experience in implementing and managing Big Data platforms, particularly in Cloudera environments. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Hadoop cluster management, source system integration, performance tuning, and other Big Data applications. They should also possess strong knowledge and exposure to release management, CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure, hardware, security controls, capacity planning, backup, disaster recovery, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and manage Big Data platforms, including Hadoop Cluster management (CDP, CML, NIFI) and other Big Data applications within Cloudera environments.
• Integrate source systems into the Big Data platform and ensure seamless data flow.
• Perform performance tuning and optimization to enhance platform efficiency and scalability.
• Handle release management, CI/CD, and containerization processes for Big Data applications.
• Conduct capacity planning, sizing, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity management, IT service continuity management (ITSCM), and adhere to ITIL practices.
• Implement security controls and ensure compliance with security standards and regulations.
• Manage vulnerability management, security agents setup, patch updates, and conduct penetration testing.
• Handle stakeholder and vendor management effectively.
• Perform day-to-day operational tasks such as monitoring, performance tuning, and generating management reports.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related field.
• 8-12 years of experience working in implementations for Big Data platforms, source system integration, and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in Hadoop cluster management within Cloudera environments (CDP, CML, NIFI) and other Big Data applications.
• Experience with release management, CI/CD, and containerization.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure and hardware configurations across on-premise, hybrid cloud, and cloud environments.
• Knowledge and experience in capacity planning, sizing, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity management, and IT service continuity management (ITSCM).
• Familiarity with security controls implementation, vulnerability management, security agent’s setup, patch updates, and penetration testing.
• Experience in stakeholder and vendor management.
• Hands-on experience in day-to-day operational tasks such as monitoring, performance tuning, and generating management reports.
• Relevant certifications in Big Data technologies or Cloudera administration are preferred.