Position: Senior Hadoop Administrator / Linux Platform Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC
Long Term Contract
Job Description:
We are looking for a Senior Hadoop Administrator / Linux Platform Engineer with strong experience supporting large-scale Hadoop/Cloudera environments and enterprise Linux infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
Administer and support large-scale Hadoop/Cloudera clusters, including production and non-production environments.
Manage and maintain enterprise RHEL 8.x/9.x Linux servers, including patching, upgrades, security remediation, and system hardening.
Monitor Hadoop cluster health, performance, capacity, and availability.
Perform Linux server provisioning, configuration, lifecycle management, and infrastructure maintenance.
Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Ansible, BladeLogic, and Bash/Shell scripting.
Manage Linux filesystems and storage, including LVM, XFS, and performance tuning.
Troubleshoot complex Hadoop and Linux infrastructure issues and perform root cause analysis.
Support high-availability, mission-critical Big Data platforms in an enterprise environment.
Ensure infrastructure compliance with security, vulnerability management, and audit requirements.
Collaborate with distributed/global infrastructure and application teams.
Support modernization initiatives involving Docker/OpenShift and cloud platforms.
Required Skills:
Strong Hadoop & Cloudera Administration experience
Expert-level Red Hat Linux/RHEL 8.x/9.x administration
Ansible and/or BladeLogic
Bash/Shell scripting
LVM, XFS, and Linux storage management
Enterprise-scale infrastructure administration
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Experience supporting highly available production environments
Preferred: Experience with large Hadoop environments (1000+ nodes), Docker/OpenShift, cloud platforms, and banking/financial services environments.
