
Hadoop Admin
About the role
Cluster Management
Install, configure, and maintain Hadoop clusters (Cloudera, Hortonworks, or Apache Hadoop)
Manage core components including HDFS, YARN, Map Reduce
Perform cluster scaling, upgrades, and patching
Administration & Monitoring:
Monitor cluster performance, health, and usage
Troubleshoot and resolve cluster issues, failures, and bottlenecks
Implement alerting and monitoring tools (Ambari, Cloudera Manager, Grafana)
Security & Governance:
Configure and manage Kerberos authentication
Implement data security policies using Ranger / Sentry
Handle user access controls and permissions
Data Management
Manage data storage, replication, and backup strategies
Optimize HDFS performance and storage utilization
Handle data ingestion and integration workflows
Performance Optimization
Tune Hadoop cluster performance (memory, CPU, storage)
Optimize YARN resource allocation and scheduling
Identify and resolve performance issues in jobs
Integration & Support:
Support tools in Hadoop ecosystem:
Hive
Spark
HBase
Sqoop / Flume / Kafka
Work closely with data engineers and developers
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Core Technical Skills:
3–6 years of experience in Hadoop Administration
Strong knowledge of:
HDFS, YARN, Map Reduce
Hadoop ecosystem tools
Experience with Linux system administration (mandatory)
Big Data Ecosystem:
Familiarity with:
Hive, Spark, HBase
Kafka, Sqoop, Flume
Understanding of distributed computing concepts
Tools & Platforms:
Experience with:
Cloudera Manager / Ambari
Monitoring tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana)
Basic scripting in Shell / Python
- Primary skills:Technology->Big Data
- Hadoop->Hadoop Administration
Experience with cloud-based Hadoop (AWS EMR, Azure HDInsight, GCP Dataproc)
Knowledge of DevOps practices (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience in high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) setups
Education: MCA,MSc,MTech,Bachelor of Engineering,BCA,BSc,BTech
- Preferred skills: Technology->Big Data
- Hadoop->Hadoop Administration
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