Job Description
Overview We are seeking an experienced Cloudera Platform Administrator to manage, support, and maintain a large-scale Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) environment within a 24x7 banking operations setting. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on experience in Cloudera platform administration, Hadoop ecosystem management, Linux systems administration, cluster operations, security management, performance tuning, and production support. This role focuses on ensuring platform stability, availability, scalability, and security across Production, Disaster Recovery (DR), UAT, SIT, and Development environments. Responsibilities Cloudera Platform Administration Administer and support Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) clusters across multiple environments. Manage and maintain Hadoop ecosystem services including HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Spark, Kafka, NiFi, ZooKeeper, Oozie, Ranger, Atlas, and Hue. Perform cluster provisioning, configuration, expansion, decommissioning, and lifecycle management. Execute Cloudera platform upgrades, patches, hotfix deployments, and version migrations. Monitor cluster health, resource utilization, and platform performance using Cloudera Manager and monitoring tools. Perform capacity planning, storage management, and infrastructure optimization. Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures for the Cloudera environment. Platform Operations (24x7 Support) Provide 24x7 operational support for critical banking data platforms. Monitor alerts, incidents, and service requests to ensure SLA compliance. Perform incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem management. Support production deployments, change management, and release activities. Participate in on-call support rotations and major incident management activities. Conduct routine health checks, preventive maintenance, and operational housekeeping activities. Security & Governance Administer authentication and authorization mechanisms including LDAP, Active Directory,