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We are looking for a highly skilled and passionate BigData Platform Admin, who acts as a crucial liaison between the Hadoop admin team and various application development teams. The role is responsible for ensuring the optimal performance, stability, and future readiness of the Hadoop platform, focusing on strategic oversight rather than day-to-day administrative tasks. As a strategist will facilitate communication, drive best practice, assess technical impacts of the platform changes, and contribute to the overall health and efficiency of the Hadoop ecosystem.
Job Responsibility:
Stakeholder Unification: Serve as a single point of contact and unified stakeholder for all Hadoop-related concerns, bridging the gap between platform administrators and application teams
Platform Upgrade Management: Review and assess upcoming Hadoop platform upgrades, including new features, libraries and patches
Conduct impact analysis on existing applications and services, identifying potential risks and opportunities
Coordinate and communicate upgrade schedules and requirements with all relevant teams
Technical Feature and Library Evaluation: Identify and evaluate new technical features and libraries within the Hadoop ecosystem that can benefit application teams or improve platform efficiency
Propose and advocate for the adoption of new technologies and methodologies to enhance the platform’s capabilities
Cluster Health and Optimization: Monitor overall cluster health, performance metrics, and resource utilization
Propose and implement optimization strategies to improve cluster efficiency, scalability and cost-effectiveness
Collaborate with the admin team to troubleshoot and resolve complex platform-level issues
Resource Management and Housekeeping: Oversee and manage the allocation of cluster resources (CPU, memory, storage) across various applications and tenants
Establish and enforce policies for resource quota management, data lifecycle and storage optimization
Implement housekeeping strategies to maintain a clean and efficient cluster environment
Best Practices and Overall Excellence: Define, document and promote best practices for Hadoop application development, deployment and operations
Ensure operational stability and resiliency of the Hadoop platform, implementing measures to prevent outages and minimize downtime
Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity plan for the Hadoop ecosystem
Solution Proposal and Innovation: Research and propose suitable technical solutions to address emerging business needs, performance bottlenecks, or architectural challenges within the Hadoop ecosystem
Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in big data technologies, continuously seeking opportunities for innovation
Requirements:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
5+ years of experience in big data environment, with a focus on Hadoop
Proven experience in a technical leadership or architect role, working closely with both operations and development teams
Experience with distributed systems, data processing frameworks (e.g. Spark, Hive) and data warehousing concepts
Familiarity with the cloud platforms (eg. AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (eg. Dockets, Kebernetes) is a plus
Deep understanding of Hadoop ecosystem components (HDFS, YARN, MapReduce, Hive, Spark, Kafka, Etc.)
Strong understanding of Spark architecture and core concepts
Proficiency in Linux scripting for automation and system management
Basic to intermediate proficiency in Python/Scala for scripting and data manipulation
Experience with monitoring tools (eg. Grafana, Prometheus) and logging frameworks
Awareness of various data engineering solutions and consumption tools within the big data landscape
Strong understanding of security best practices in a big data environment