Description

Our Client is seeking a resource to oversee the platform and cluster administration of a Hadoop-based integrated data and analytics platform/enterprise data lake environment (Cloudera Data Platform). This role will also involve leading or assisting in the development, administration, and support of other tools and platforms, including but not limited to Azure and Snowflake. Working within a team, this resource is an expert and plays a key role in ensuring that cloud and on-premises systems are designed, developed, operated, and maintained to meet the needs of stakeholders. The successful candidate will be a Storage Analyst / Platform Analyst / Platform Developer with a diverse range of technical skills and experience in working in multi-faceted roles. The role may have aspects of any or all the following: Data platforms (on-premises Hadoop-based and cloud) management and day to day administration, cloud architecture design and integration, security and compliance, ITIL-based service management, Agile delivery and DevOps practices, data governance and metadata management and stakeholder engagement and user support.

This resource will primarily work remotely; however, the resource may be required to attend meetings or work sessions in office on reasonable notice. Frequency of meeting could be up to 3-4 times per fiscal year. Actual onsite attendance may be negotiable, particularly if resource lives outside Alberta. Work must be done from within Canada, due to network and data security issues. Must be Canadian Citizen to apply.

Skills

Cloudera, Hadoop/Spark, Linux, Azure, Snowflake

Type

Contract

Experience Required/Mandatory Skills

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, IT or related field of study.

• Experience with Cloudera. Hands on experience with Cloudera Data Platform's administration: monitor, configure, deployment, manage user, upgrade, manage license, troubleshooting. (5+ years)

• Experience with Hadoop/Spark. Experience with: deploy cluster, add and remove nodes, keep track of jobs, monitor critical parts of the cluster, configure name-node high availability, schedule and configuration, data backup and recovery, and system and information security. (5+ years)

• Experience with Linux, preferably RHEL or CentOS (deployment, configuration, administration, hardening, performance tuning, troubleshooting). General operational expertise such as good troubleshooting skills, understanding of system’s capacity, bottlenecks, basics of memory, CPU, OS, storage, and networks. Proficiency with Unix-based file system. (5+ years)

• Experience with Security and Identity Management. Experience with Kerberos, Active Directory, LDAP (Preferably in relation to Hadoop security or security in a Unix/Linux/Windows heterogeneous environment). (5+ years)

Nice To Have Skills

• Ability and willingness to travel as necessary between Edmonton and Calgary.

• Able to participate in a 7/24/365 on call rotation.

• Able to work evenings and/or weekends and/or during blocktime/change windows outside of normal business hours.

• Experience with Cloudera. Hands-on: Administer, Upgrade, Migrate and Troubleshoot CML (Cloudera Machine Learning) environment. (3+ years)

• Experience with Microsoft Azure. Hands-on experience with provisioning and day to day administration tasks in Microsoft Azure environment. (2+ years)

• Experience with Snowflake. Hands-on experience with provisioning and day to day administration tasks in Snowflake. (2+ years)

• Hands on experience working in a complex environment requiring prioritization of tasks and deliverables. (4+ years)

• Hands on experience working in a multi-team IT support environment providing services to other teams and clients. (4+ years)

Location

Calgary/Hybrid

Work Environment

6 months with 1 possible 12-month extension

Hourly Rate

Negotiable