As a Hadoop/Big Data Engineer in the Database and Analytics (DA) Group, your main activities will be to:

• Operate multiple large-scale Hadoop clusters: including HDFS, YARN, and HBase.
• Monitor and manage the clusters’ performance, capacity, availability, and security.
• Plan and execute software and hardware upgrades to Hadoop clusters.
• Troubleshoot issues related to Hadoop clusters, provide consultancy to end users.
• Research and evaluate new Big Data technologies and tools.

We are looking for someone with the following experience/skills:

• Operating and optimizing large-scale production big data environments.
• Knowledge of systems administration, in particular Unix/Linux environments.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools and monitoring of distributed systems.
• Programming techniques and languages, in particular Python or Bash programming.
• Dealing with user relations, user support, and user requirements definition.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices.

Additional experience/skills in the following areas would be an asset:

• Expertise in Big Data technologies and the Hadoop framework.

SL: Pedro Andrade