Senior Solutions Consultant - Open Data Platform

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      "text": "What we look for:",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li><strong>Own cluster architecture and deployment.</strong> Lead end-to-end deployment of Acceldata ODP managed via Apache Ambari. Define cluster topology - master, slave and client node placement - sized to the customer's workload and infrastructure.</li>\n<li><strong>Prepare and harden infrastructure.</strong> Advise on and execute OS-level prerequisites on RHEL or Ubuntu: password-less SSH, DNS/NTP, firewall (<code>iptables</code>) rules, SELinux and PackageKit handling, and system tuning such as <code>umask</code> and open file descriptors.</li>\n<li><strong>Deliver secure and air-gapped deployments.</strong> Design and implement installations inside firewalled and air-gapped data centres using local mirror repositories or trusted HTTP proxy servers, working within the customer's change-control and compliance constraints.</li>\n<li><strong>Integrate backend databases.</strong> Provision and configure operational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL/MariaDB), including schemas, users and JDBC drivers for core services - Ambari, Hive, Spark, Ranger and Schema Registry.</li>\n<li><strong>Extend the ecosystem via mpacks.</strong> Install, configure and troubleshoot components through Ambari Management Packs - Spark, Kafka, Flink, NiFi, Ozone, Airflow, Trino, ClickHouse, JupyterHub and MLflow.</li>\n<li><strong>Implement enterprise security.</strong> Stand up cluster security end-to-end: Kerberos integration, Apache Ranger authorization policies, SSL/TLS certificate management, LDAP/AD integration, and secure credential handling (e.g. obfuscating LDAP bind passwords via the Ambari Credential Store / JCEKS).</li>\n<li><strong>Advise and enable the customer.</strong> Run working sessions with the customer's infrastructure, security and DBA teams; document target-state architecture and handover runbooks; and coordinate with Acceldata engineering and account teams to unblock issues and drive long-term adoption.</li>\n<li><strong>8+ years of experience in customer-facing product implementation</strong>, designing and deploying performant end-to-end data architectures, and solving complex migrations and deployments.</li>\n<li>Comfortable <strong>writing code in either Java, Python or Scala.</strong></li>\n<li>Consult on design and architecture; implement strategic customer projects that lead to customers' successful understanding, evaluation, and adoption of Acceldata Data Observability Cloud.</li>\n<li>Good understanding of <strong>Data management concepts</strong> like <strong>Data Quality, Data Catalog and Data Governance</strong>.</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "text": "Must-Have Qualifications",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>Deep architectural knowledge of the <strong>Apache Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, YARN, MapReduce, Hive, ZooKeeper).</strong></li>\n<li>Strong Linux system administration on <strong>RHEL and/or Ubuntu</strong>, with a real command of network configuration, firewall rules and system tuning.</li>\n<li>Practical experience with enterprise security: <strong>Kerberos (KDC), SSL/TLS, LDAP/AD and Apache Ranger.</strong></li>\n<li>Comfort operating within the platform's <strong>runtime stack (Java and Python)</strong> for configuration and troubleshooting.</li>\n<li><strong>Excellent communication</strong> skills - able to explain hard technical trade-offs clearly to both engineers and senior stakeholders - and the autonomy to drive complex work with little supervision.</li>\n\n</div>"
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      "text": "Strongly Preferred (Great Foundation)",
      "content": "<div>\n\n<li>Extensive experience managing Cloudera (CDH/CDP) or Hortonworks (HDP) distributions - this maps to an excellent foundation for the role.</li>\n<li>Familiarity with several of the mpack components above (Spark, Kafka, NiFi, Trino, Ozone, MLflow, etc.) rather than all.</li>\n<li>Experience delivering into regulated, secured or air-gapped environments.</li>\n<li>Strong desire to tackle hard technical problems in Kubernetes; proven ability to do so with little or no direct daily supervision.</li>\n<li>Ability to quickly learn new technologies and willingness to support working in different time zones, and may be required to travel up to 50% of the time to meet with customers.</li>\n<li>Prior customer-facing / professional-services or consulting experience in enterprise environments.</li>\n\n</div>"
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