Hadoop Administrator

Post Date

Jun 30, 2025

Location

Chicago,
Illinois

ZIP/Postal Code

60661
US
Aug 29, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Business Analyst (BA)

Req #

CHI-792198

Pay Rate

$47 - $59 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

A client in Chicago is looking for a Hadoop Admin to join their team. They will be responsible for managing platform operations across all environments which includes upgrades, bug fixes, deployments, metrics / monitoring for resolution and forecasting, disaster recovery, incident / problem / capacity management. They will be expected to provide subject matter expertise in managing Hadoop and Data Science Platform operations with focus around Cloudera Hadoop, Jupyter Notebook, Openshift, Docker-Container Cluster Management and Administration. Serves as a liaison between client partners and vendors in coordination with project managers to provide technical solutions that address user needs.

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Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of experience in a similar role
Experience with: Hadoop, Kafka, Spark
Strong knowledge of Hadoop Architecture and Hadoop clusters
Experience setting up cluster configurations
Knowledge of debugging YARN
Experience working on Big Data Technologies

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Financial Industry Experience

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.