Job Title: Hadoop Admin

Location: Chicago, IL
Work Arrangement: Hybrid 
Client Industry: Financial Services
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Schedule: Standard Hours( Monday - Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM)

Day To Day Responsbilities:

• Work on complex, major, or highly visible tasks in support of multiple projects requiring multiple areas of expertise. - Provide subject matter expertise in managing Hadoop and Data Science Platform operations, focusing on Cloudera Hadoop, Jupyter Notebook, OpenShift, Docker-Container Cluster Management, and Administration. -
•  Integrate solutions with other applications and platforms outside the framework.
• Manage platform operations across all environments, including upgrades, bug fixes, deployments, metrics/monitoring for resolution and forecasting, disaster recovery, incident/problem/capacity management.
• Serve as a liaison between client partners and vendors in coordination with project managers to provide technical solutions that address user needs
• Manage day-to-day operations for platforms built on Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Docker/Podman, and Jupyter Notebook.
• Support and maintain AI/ML platforms such as Cloudera, DataRobot, C3 AI, Panopticon, Talend, Trifacta, Selerity, ELK, KPMG Ignite, and others.
• Perform cluster management, upgrades, bug fixes, deployments, and disaster recovery activities.
• Own incident response, problem management, and capacity planning.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and forecasting solutions to ensure system reliability.
• Collaborate closely with development teams, vendors, and stakeholders to support agile software delivery.
• Automate platform tasks using tools like Ansible, shell scripting, and Python.

Must Have:

• Strong knowledge of Hadoop Architecture, HDFS, Hadoop Cluster, and Hadoop Administrator's role
• Intimate knowledge of fully integrated AD/Kerberos authentication.
• Experience setting up optimum cluster configurations
• Expert-level knowledge of Cloudera Hadoop components such as HDFS, Sentry, HBase, Kafka, Impala, SOLR, Hue, Spark, Hive, YARN, Zookeeper, and Postgres.
• Hands-on experience analyzing various Hadoop log files, compression, encoding, and file formats.
• Scripting and automation skills  Python, Shell, Ansible
•  Experience in Monitoring Alerting, and Job Scheduling Systems.
• Knowledge of databases: SQL, Cassandra, Postgres.
• Strongly Proficiency with Unix/SQL scripting
• Experience in agile development environments.

Nice To Have:

•  Previous experience with Snowflake, Data Bricks or Cloud Platforms (azure)
• Previous Financial Experience  

Compensation

• Hourly Rate: $65 - $70 per hour
  This reflects base compensation and may vary based on candidate qualifications.

Benefits

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually – as applicable.

About Us

At Collabera, we don’t just offer jobs—we build careers. As a global leader in talent solutions, we provide opportunities to work with top organizations, cutting-edge technologies, and dynamic teams. Our culture thrives on innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence. With continuous learning, career growth, and a people-first approach, we empower you to achieve your full potential. Join us and be part of a company that values passion, integrity, and making an impact.