Hadoop/Cloudera Platform Engineer

Job Title: Application Architect III

Location: Jacksonville, FL

Duration: Contract - 11 months

Pay Range: $70.23/hr (W2)

Job ID: 372786

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking an Application Architect III to join our dynamic team supporting critical Hadoop platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Cloudera Hadoop stack administration, SQL performance tuning, and large-scale database platform architecture and a proven ability to optimize platform performance, ensure reliability in 24x7 production, and drive resilient data architectures.

Responsibilities:

• Support and operate multiple Cloudera Hadoop platforms in a 24x7 production environment.
• Proactively monitor database and platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and remediate incidents.
• Optimize queries, resolve performance bottlenecks, and improve existing schemas while designing new ones.
• Create, configure, and manage Cloudera clusters and related services.
• Establish and maintain change control, testing processes, and approvals for database modifications.
• Develop and execute enterprise backup and restore procedures, including failover and recovery testing.
• Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, and troubleshooting playbooks.
• Architect and support large-scale production database platforms with an emphasis on reliability and performance.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Cloudera implementations in production.
• Full Cloudera software stack expertise, including cluster configuration, monitoring, and tuning.
• Exceptional SQL development and performance tuning skills.
• Experience with Cloudera system metrics, optimization strategies, and capacity planning.
• Proficiency with Linux system-level metrics and common utilities for diagnostics and troubleshooting.
• Mastery of scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
• Understanding of virtualization and clustered environments.
• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to mentor and collaborate.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience designing and executing disaster recovery, failover, and resilience testing for data platforms.
• Background in regulated financial services environments.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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