
Spark, HDFS & Kafka Administrator/Engineer - NJ onsite
Jersey City, NJ · HybridFull-time$15.92/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Spark, HDFS, and Kafka Administrator/Engineer manages, supports, and optimizes enterprise big data platforms, with primary focus on hands-on administration of Apache Spark, HDFS, and Kafka. The role includes platform monitoring, performance tuning, security, automation, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support. Cloudera administration is part of the work but secondary to expertise in the underlying technologies.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
3 - 5 years
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Compensation
$15.92 / Hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Shift
First Shift (Day)
Job Description
Onsite in Jersey City
Must Haves:
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Great Communication, able to explain everything in detail
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Linux Admin - log in and perform commands
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Hands-on 3-5 years min experience Cloudera Cluster, HDFS, Spark, Kafka
We are seeking an experienced Spark, HDFS, and Kafka Administrator/Engineer to manage, support, and optimize enterprise-grade big data platforms. Deep hands-on expertise with Apache Spark, HDFS, and Kafka is required and will be the primary focus of this role. Experience administering these technologies within a Cloudera environment is preferred but secondary to strong expertise in the underlying technologies.
Main areas of responsibilities:
Spark Administration: Deploy, configure, monitor, tune, and troubleshoot Apache Spark environments and workloads. Support Spark job performance, resource management, capacity planning, and production operations.
HDFS Administration: Manage and support HDFS storage, including capacity, performance, availability, permissions, replication, and troubleshooting. Strong understanding of HDFS architecture and integration with distributed compute platforms is required.
Kafka Administration: Deploy, configure, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Apache Kafka clusters, topics, producers, and consumers. Support performance, capacity, availability, security, and production operations.
Monitoring and Performance Tuning: Monitor platform connectivity, health, capacity, and performance using tools such as Grafana, Splunk, and relevant platform management tools. Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across Spark, HDFS, and Kafka.
Security and Compliance: Implement and manage security configurations, including Kerberos, SSL/TLS, authorization policies, HDFS ACLs, and enterprise IAM/LDAP integrations.
Automation and Scripting: Develop and maintain automation using Python, Bash, or Perl for routine administration, configuration management, monitoring, and operational support.
Troubleshooting and Support: Provide expert-level troubleshooting and technical support for Spark, HDFS, Kafka, and related big data technologies, including participation in an on-call rotation.
Platform Administration: Support installations, patching, upgrades, migrations, and platform lifecycle activities while minimizing downtime. Cloudera Hadoop/CDP administration will be part of the role but is secondary to expertise in Spark, HDFS, and Kafka.
Requirements:
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
Hybrid onsite 4 days a week.
Minimum 3 years of hands-on production experience administering and supporting Apache Spark, HDFS, and Kafka.
Strong, demonstrable expertise in Spark
Estimated Min Rate: $49.00
Estimated Max Rate: $70.00
What's In It for You?
We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh's network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh's extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh's vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:
Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
MetLife Voluntary Benefits
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401K Retirement Savings Plan
Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
Referral Bonus Programs
Certification and training opportunities
Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.
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Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
1793689
Job Type
Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 11,894 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$15.92/hr
- US median$60–70/hr393 hourly ranges
This rate, $15.92/hr, is 76% below the US median midpoint ($65/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 158 open Systems Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 11,894 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Lockheed Martin19 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,814 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 4,578 of the 11,894 open Systems Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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