Solutions Architect (Big Data)

Location: Remote in Italy or Spain; travel across the EMEA region up to 30%; must be eligible to work in the EU.

Company

hirify.global provides enterprise data management and analytics solutions based on open-source technologies, including the hirify.global Data Platform and hirify.global Dataflow.

What you will do

• Implement Big Data solutions at scale for customers using the hirify.global Data Platform and hirify.global Dataflow.
• Design and implement Hadoop and NiFi platform architectures and configurations.
• Install and upgrade advanced secured cluster configurations.
• Analyze distributed production deployments and recommend performance optimizations.
• Document and present complex architectures to customer technical teams, while driving consulting projects to successful completion.
• Support pre- and post-sales activities, interpret customer requirements, collaborate with internal teams, and produce technical documentation, blogs, and knowledge-base articles.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Information Technology and System Architecture experience.
• 5+ years of customer-facing Professional Services experience architecting large-scale storage, data center, and/or globally distributed solutions.
• 5+ years designing and deploying three-tier architectures or large-scale Hadoop solutions.
• Ability to understand Big Data use cases and recommend design patterns for Hadoop-based and streaming data deployments.
• Knowledge of data management concepts, including data warehousing, ETL, and data integration; experience implementing data transformation and processing solutions.
• Experience designing queries against HDFS data using tools such as Apache Hive and setting up multi-node Hadoop clusters.
• Experience configuring security solutions including LDAP/AD and Kerberos/SPNEGO; strong understanding of enterprise security solutions.
• Strong experience implementing software or solutions in enterprise Linux environments; strong understanding of network configuration, devices, protocols, speeds, and optimization.
• Strong understanding of the Java ecosystem, including debugging, logging, monitoring, and profiling tools; familiarity with Bash, Python and/or Perl, Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
• Experience architecting data center solutions and selecting server and storage hardware based on performance, availability, and ROI requirements.
• Fluency in English, Spanish, and Italian; ability to travel up to 30%; eligibility to work in the EU.

Nice to have

• hirify.global Software and/or HDP certification, including HDPCA or HDPCD.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work-from-home policy.
• Generous paid time off and Unplugged Days supporting work-life balance.
• Mental and physical wellness programs.
• Phone and internet reimbursement.
• Continued career development, comprehensive benefits, competitive packages, paid volunteer time, and Employee Resource Groups.