Senior Apache Iceberg DBA

Role: Senior Apache Iceberg DBA (W2 Contract) Location: Plano, TX (Hybrid Onsite)Note: Looking for Permanent / Visa independent consultantsJob Description:10+ years of experience in Big Data / Data Engineering / DBA / Data Operations rolesMinimum 2+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg in production environments6+ years of experience working with Cloudera ecosystem (CDP Ecosystem)Strong expertise in:Iceberg table optimization (compaction, metadata management, partition evolution)Multi-engine performance tuning (Spark, Hive, Impala)Troubleshooting complex data and query performance issuesProven experience handling:P1/P2 production incidentsLarge-scale environments (TB/PB scale)Data migration initiatives (Hive/Teradata → Iceberg)Lead enforcement of data modeling and Lakehouse standards across applicationsGuide teams on:Medallion architecture implementationBalancing normalization vs performanceReview and resolve complex data modeling and performance trade-offsEnsure consistency of data structures across domains and workloadsMentor and guide L2 resources in operational best practices and troubleshooting