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Big Data Developer

GalentBloomington, ILMay 24th, 2026
Job Title: Senior Cloudera Platform EngineerLocation: Bloomington, IL (Remote)Job Type: ContractTechnical Skills PrimaryExtensive years of experience on Cloudera Platform management configurationHandson experience with Cloudera on prem platform components HDFS Hive Yarn Spark Kafka HBaseExperience with Cloudera Data Platform including installation configuration patching scaling performance tuningGood at cluster capacity planning and file system managementHands on experience with Kerberos Ranger Sentry and HDFS encryptionBackup and recovery strategies for HDFS and Metadata servicesDesign and maintain High Availability for Name Node Resource Manager Hive etcSupport Azure cloud operations for data platforms compute storage networking and IAMGood at advanced technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis across platform componentsEnsure Platform reliability availability and stabilityHands on experience in Designing developing and support Data Ingestion and data curation pipelinesCollaborate with cross functional teams following SAFE Agile practicesWork across Cloudera and Azure platforms to support Hybrid cloud-based platformsTechnical Skills Secondary Nice to have NOT MANDATORYWorking knowledge on GitLab for code managementExperience on other DATA platforms like Tableau BO with respect to user access managementExperience with SQL HQL and Big Data toolsSoft SkillsStrong ability to work with client stakeholdersAbility to have the requirement discussion with the customer stakeholdersExcellent communication analytical and problem-solving skillsleadership and organizational abilities to effectively interact with stakeholders colleagues and other members of the teamDemonstrated ability to be organized and self-directedStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross functionallyExperience in Mentoring junior developers with technical supportResponsibilitiesLead requirement gathering and solution design discussions with business stakeholders ensuring alignment with strategic objectivesLead the platform configuration for customers Cloudera Azure PlatformLead end to end platform operations for Cloudera Data Platform across lower and production environments ensuring high availability and performanceDesign and implement cluster sizing capacity planning and scalability strategies aligned with business growthCollaborate with cloud network and security teams to ensure secure and compliant platform architectureContribute to continuous improvement initiatives improving reliability efficiency and operational maturityAssist in incident problem and change management processes ensuring minimal downtime and faster resolutionManage user provisioning and security rolesSupport deployments and migrations between environmentsMaintain SOPs runbooks and knowledge base for Platform operationsMentor and coach junior and intermediate developers fostering knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the teamMandatory Skills : Apache SparkWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf