Iceberg Database Admin
Role: Iceberg DBA Work location: Remote work accepted from anywhere in US
- 4–6 years of experience in Big Data / Data Operations / DBA roles
- Minimum 1+ year of experience with Apache Iceberg or similar table formats (Hive/Delta/Hudi)
- 4+ years of experience with Cloudera ecosystem (CDP)
- Hands-on experience with:
o Iceberg table operations and maintenance o Spark SQL, Hive, or Impala
- Experience in:
o Production support and incident handling o Monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational support
- Apply established data modeling and Lakehouse standards in day-to-day operations
- Support:
o Table structuring o Partition alignment with ingestion patterns
- Assist in maintaining consistency of datasets across Bronze/Silver/Gold layers
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg and/or Hive-based data lakes
- Understanding of data modeling concepts (normal forms) and modern Lakehouse patterns (Medallion architecture)
- Expertise in:
o Table-level optimization and performance tuning o Large-scale data management (TB/PB scale)
- Experience with:
o Spark SQL, Hive, Impala, NiFI, Trino
- Strong understanding of:
o Partitioning strategies o File formats (Parquet/ORC) o Distributed query processing Preferred Skills
- Experience with:
o Hive-to-Iceberg or Teradata-to-Iceberg migration o Cloudera CDP (CDE/CDW)
- Familiarity with:
o Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
- Scripting/automation (Python, Shell)