Big Data Administrator

Job Description

Job Title: Big Data Administrator Location : Hyderabad (Weekly once WFO) Experience : 5+ Years Department : Data Engineering / IT Infrastructure Job Summary: We are seeking a Big Data Administrator with strong expertise in Linux systems, AWS infrastructure, and Big Data technologies. This role is ideal for someone experienced in managing large-scale Hadoop ecosystems in production, with a deep understanding of observability, performance tuning, and automation using tools like Terraform or Ansible. Key Responsibilities: Manage and maintain large-scale Big Data clusters (Cloudera, Hortonworks, or AWS EMR) Develop and support infrastructure as code using Terraform or Ansible Administer Hadoop ecosystem components HDFS, YARN, Hive (Tez, LLAP), Presto, Spark Implement and monitor observability tools like Prometheus, InfluxDB, Dynatrace, Grafana, Splunk Optimize SQL performance on Hive/Spark and understand query plans Automate cluster operations using Python (PySpark) or Shell scripting Support Data Analysts & Scientists with tools like JupyterHub, R-Studio, H2O, SAS Handle data in various formats ORC, Parquet, Avro Integrate with and support Kubernetes-based environments (if applicable) Collaborate across teams for deployments, monitoring, and troubleshooting Must-Have Skills: 5+ years in Linux system administration and AWS cloud infrastructure Experience with Cloudera, Hortonworks, or EMR in production Strong in Terraform / Ansible for automation Solid hands-on with HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Presto Proficient in Python and Shell scripting Familiar with observability tools : Grafana, Prometheus, InfluxDB, Splunk, Dynatrace Familiarity with Active Directory , Windows VDI platforms (Citrix, AWS Workspaces) Nice-to-Have Skills: Experience with Airflow , Oozie Familiar with Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, PyTorch Prior use of Jenkins, Chef, Packer Comfortable reading code in Java, Scala, Python, R Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field Strong communication, collaboration, and troubleshooting skills Ability to thrive in remote or hybrid work environments Please send your updated resume at komalikab@upwardiq.com