Big Data Admin at Cognizant in Foster City, California

Job Description:

Role: Big Data Admin

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.). Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and we are among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

Practice - AIA - Artificial Intelligence and Analytics

About AI & Analytics: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data it collects and analyzes will soon sit at the core of all intelligent, human-centric businesses. By decoding customer needs, preferences, and behaviors, our clients can understand exactly what services, products, and experiences their consumers need. Within AI & Analytics, we work to design the future—a future in which trial-and-error business decisions have been replaced by informed choices and data-supported strategies.

By applying AI and data science, we help leading companies to prototype, refine, validate, and scale their AI and analytics products and delivery models. Cognizant’s AIA practice takes insights that are buried in data, and provides businesses a clear way to transform how they source, interpret and consume their information. Our clients need flexible data structures and a streamlined data architecture that quickly turns data resources into informative, meaningful intelligence.

Responsibilities :

• Essential Functions Person will be responsible to Perform Big Data Platform Administration and Engineering activities on multiple Hadoop, Kafka, Hbase and Spark clusters


• Work on Performance Tuning and Increase Operational efficiency on a continuous basis


• Monitor health of the platforms and Generate Performance Reports and Monitor and provide continuous improvements


• Working closely with development, engineering and operation teams, jointly work on key deliverables ensuring production scalability and stability


• Develop and enhance platform best practices


• Ensure the Hadoop platform can effectively meet performance & SLA requirements


• Responsible for Big Data Production environment which includes Hadoop (HDFS and YARN), Hive, Spark, Livy, SOLR, Oozie, Kafka, Airflow,Nifi, Hbase etc


• Perform optimization, debugging and capacity planning of a Big Data cluster


• Perform security remediation, automation and self heal as per the requirement


• Basic Qualifications


• 2 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree


• Hands-on Experience in Hadoop Admin, Hive, Spark, Kafka is must.


• Preferred Qualifications


• Minimum 3 years of work experience in maintaining, optimization, issue resolution of Big Data large scale clusters, supporting Business users and Batch process.


• Hands-on Experience


• No SQL Databases HBASE is plus


• Prior Experience in Linux / Unix OS Services, Administration, Shell, awk scripting is a plus


• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, analytical skills, and problem-solving skills


• Self-driven, Ability to work independently and as part of a team with proven track record


• Experience on Hortonworks distribution or Open Source preferred

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, TRAINING: Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent to bachelor’s in computer science | required

Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Cognizant is committed to ensuring that all current and prospective associates are afforded equal opportunities and treatment and a work environment free of harassment.

Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to leverage the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.

Technical Skills

* Proficiency Legends