Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Hadoop/Data Platform Operations Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC

Duration: Contract - 11 months

Pay Range: $53.55/hr (W2)

Job ID: 409100

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 Hadoop/Data Platform Operations Engineer to join our Enterprise Data Platform Capacity Management Team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Hadoop ecosystem technologies and a proven ability to deliver analytics, executive reporting, and operational insights that support capacity planning and financial governance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide analytics, executive reporting, and operational insights to drive capacity planning and financial governance.
• Monitor and resolve HDFS and Ozone related issues across clusters.
• Investigate cluster performance, storage utilization, and capacity concerns.
• Manage quota requests, storage allocation, and capacity planning activities.
• Support application onboarding and data platform integration efforts.
• Coordinate with application teams during incident resolution and problem management.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency with Hadoop ecosystem technologies: HDFS, Hive, Spark, Ozone.
• Experience with Hive Metastore management and table or partition maintenance.
• Background supporting large-scale data warehouse environments on Hadoop.
• Hands-on data ingestion, ETL, and data validation experience.
• Shell scripting and Python automation expertise.
• Experience with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) or similar Hadoop distributions.
• Strong SQL and data analytics skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in executive reporting and storytelling.
• High organization with strong analytical and critical thinking skills, both strategic and tactical.
• Experience leveraging AI and automation tools to improve efficiency and insights.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in capacity management for enterprise data platforms.
• Background in financial governance or technology cost management.

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.

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