On-site
Senior
Full Time
Posted January 05, 2026
Tech Stack
hadoop
apache-hadoop
yarn
spark
cloudera-manager
amazon-web-services
google-cloud-platform
kubernetes
kafka
informatica
sentry
ansible
Job Description
Dear Candidates,
Greetings from TCS!!!
TCS is looking for Senior Cloudera Administrator
Experience: 8-12 years
Location: PAN India
Required Technical Skill Set: Cloudera Administrator
Must have skill:
- Experience in Hadoop/Cloudera administration with large-scale clusters.
- Expertise in HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Spark, and Cloudera Manager/CDP.
- Strong Linux/Unix administration and scripting skills.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), DevOps practices, and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
Good to have skill:
- Familiarity with Kafka, Informatica integration, and real-time streaming architectures.
- Cloudera certifications (CCA Administrator, CCP Data Engineer) preferred.
Roles and responsibilities:
The Senior Cloudera Administrator will manage and optimize
**Cloudera-based big data platform**
, ensuring high availability, security, and performance across
**HDFS, Hive, Impala, and Spark**
clusters. This role involves implementing governance and compliance controls, supporting real-time and batch data processing, and enabling integration with data ingestion tools like
**Informatica and Kafka**
. The position also requires automation of cluster operations and readiness for
**hybrid cloud adoption**
.
- Install, configure, and maintain
**Cloudera Manager and CDH/CDP clusters**
across on-prem and hybrid environments.
- Monitor cluster health, troubleshoot issues, and perform
**capacity planning and performance tuning**
.
- Implement
**security controls**
including Kerberos authentication, Sentry/Ranger policies, and encryption for compliance.
- Manage
**backup, disaster recovery**
, and high-availability strategies.
- Collaborate with
**data engineers and ETL teams**
to support ingestion pipelines (Informatica, Kafka) and processing frameworks (Spark, Hive).
- Automate cluster operations using
**Ansible, shell scripts**
, and workflow orchestration tools.
- Support
**metadata management and governance**
initiatives (Informatica EDC, Apache Atlas).
- Prepare for
**cloud integration and containerization**
(Kubernetes) as part of roadmap.