Storage Analyst Senior

Edmonton - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role Overview

The Government of Albertas Data Centre of Excellence (DCoE) requires a Data Platform Analyst to oversee the administration of a Hadoop-based integrated data and analytics platform (Cloudera Data Platform) and support other platforms such as Azure and Snowflake.

This role is instrumental in advancing the GoA Data Strategy by ensuring data platforms are designed operated and maintained to meet the needs of ministries and stakeholders enabling the government to better leverage its data assets.

The successful candidate will be a Storage/Platform Analyst or Developer with strong technical expertise across cloud and on-premises environments system administration security and compliance Agile/DevOps practices and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and support Cloudera Data Platform and other tools (Azure Snowflake).
Configure and optimize cloud tools for cost security and compliance.
Ensure adherence to data privacy and security policies across platforms.
Support and maintain the Hadoop ecosystem (YARN MapReduce HDFS Hive Zookeeper Spark Zeppelin Atlas Kerberos Ranger etc.).
Perform cluster setup capacity planning performance tuning monitoring and scaling.
Manage Hadoop storage performance volume and integration with Active Directory (AD).
Provide HDFS support including file system services (access quotas rights).
Support Linux (RHEL 7.x) and Windows OS administration.
Implement and maintain backup recovery and disaster recovery services.
Document configurations best practices and processes to support knowledge transfer.
Collaborate with infrastructure database and application teams to ensure high availability.
Participate in Agile delivery sprint planning CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
Contribute to defining and enhancing the GoA Enterprise Data Strategy.

Requirements Must Have

Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT or related field.
Experience:
- 5 years with Cloudera
- 5 years with Hadoop/Spark
- 5 years with Linux
- 5 years with Security and Identity Management

Nice to Have

3 years with Cloudera (additional).
2 years with Microsoft Azure.
2 years with Snowflake.
4 years in complex multi-team IT support environments.
Availability for travel within Alberta (Edmonton/Calgary).
Ability to work evenings weekends or on-call (24/7/365 rotation).

Equipment Requirements

Candidate must supply their own compatible computer (Windows preferred for Azure Virtual Desktop).
All overhead equipment and related costs must be included in the fixed rate.

Working Hours

Standard: Monday Friday 08:15 16:30 (Alberta time).
Flexibility required for occasional overtime or urgent deliverables.

Project Name: Cloud Data Platforms
Division: Data and Content Management Division Government of Alberta (GoA)
Location: Remote (within Canada; occasional onsite meetings in Alberta)
Contract Type: Contingent Resource Request
Job Code: GOAPRDJP

Role Overview The Government of Albertas Data Centre of Excellence (DCoE) requires a Data Platform Analyst to oversee the administration of a Hadoop-based integrated data and analytics platform (Cloudera Data Platform) and support other platforms such as Azure and Snowflake. This role is instrumenta...