Cloudera Administrator - Inside Ir35 - Stratford
Posted 14 minutes 40 seconds ago by Intuition IT Solutions Ltd
Role: Cloudera Administrator
Duration: 3-5 months (freelance/contract)
Location: Stratford, London - 3 days per week on-site, 2 days remote
Project Context
The Cloudera Administrator will support and maintain the organisation's Hadoop/Cloudera platform, ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance. The role is part of a data engineering & platform team working on platform stabilisation, optimisation, and upgrades.
Responsibilities
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Administer, configure, and maintain Cloudera Data Platform (CDP)/Cloudera Manager clusters.
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Monitor cluster health, performance, resource utilisation, and capacity planning.
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Troubleshoot platform issues and ensure SLAs for uptime and reliability.
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Manage services such as HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Kafka, Spark, Ranger, Knox, ZooKeeper, etc.
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Handle cluster upgrades, patching, backups, security hardening, and user provisioning.
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Implement governance, auditing, and access control following best practices.
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Automate operational tasks using Scripting (Python, Bash) or Ansible.
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Work closely with Data Engineering and Infrastructure teams on deployments and incident resolution.
Required Skills & Experience
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Strong experience as a Cloudera Administrator in production environments.
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Solid knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem services (HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Spark ).
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Expertise with Cloudera Manager, cluster configuration, and life cycle management.
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Strong Linux administration skills (RedHat/CentOS/Ubuntu).
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Good understanding of networking, Kerberos, security policies, and RBAC.
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Experience with monitoring tools and automation (Prometheus, Grafana, Ansible, Shell Scripts).
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Ability to troubleshoot complex distributed system issues.
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Excellent communication skills and comfort working onsite with technical teams.
Work Environment
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Hybrid model: 3 days per week on-site in Stratford (London).
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Collaborative engineering environment with data engineers, architects, and operations teams.
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Potential extension depending on platform roadmap.