

Innova Solutions
Hadoop Engineer
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This role is for a Hadoop Engineer on a long-term contract in Charlotte, NC / Chicago, IL (3 days/week onsite). Requires expertise in Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and Cloudera, along with relevant certifications. Strong knowledge of cluster management and Big Data technologies is essential.
π - Country
United States
π± - Currency
$ USD
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π° - Day rate
1000
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ποΈ - Date
December 4, 2025
π - Duration
Unknown
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ποΈ - Location
On-site
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π - Contract
Unknown
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π - Security
Unknown
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π - Location detailed
Chicago, IL
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π§ - Skills detailed
#Debugging #Python #Shell Scripting #Talend #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #BitBucket #Jupyter #Agile #Data Science #Spark (Apache Spark) #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Java #Oracle #Forecasting #Linux #HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) #Disaster Recovery #Ansible #Kerberos #YARN (Yet Another Resource Negotiator) #Capacity Management #Monitoring #Deployment #DevOps #Hadoop #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Jenkins #Sybase #Snowflake #Cloudera #Unix #Perl #Automation #Big Data #AI (Artificial Intelligence) #Migration #Zookeeper #Docker #HBase #Impala #Cloud #Scripting #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Databricks #ML (Machine Learning)
Role description
A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for a
Position: Hadoop Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC / Chicago, IL (3 Days/week Onsite)
Position Type: Contract
Duration: Long Term Contract
Job Description
Hadoop Engineer (SME) role supporting NextGen Platforms built around Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Impala, Hbase, Docker-Container, Ansible and many more).
Requires experience in cluster management of vendor-based Hadoop and Data Science (AI/ML) products like Cloudera, Databricks, Snowflake, Talend, Greenfield, ELK, KPMG Ignite etc. Hadoop Engineer is involved in the full life cycle of an application and part of an agile development process. They require the ability to interact, develop, engineer, and communicate collaboratively at the highest technical levels with clients, development teams, vendors and other partners. The following section is intended to serve as a general guideline for each relative dimension of project complexity, responsibility and education/experience within this role.
β’ Works on complex, major or highly visible tasks in support of multiple projects that require multiple areas of expertise.
β’ Team member will be expected to provide subject matter expertise in managing Hadoop and Data Science Platform operations with focus around Cloudera Hadoop, Jupyter Notebook, OpenShift, Docker-Container Cluster Management and Administration.
β’ Integrates solutions with other applications and platforms outside the framework.
β’ He / She will be responsible for managing platform operations across all environments which includes upgrades, bug fixes, deployments, metrics / monitoring for resolution and forecasting, disaster recovery, incident / problem / capacity management.
β’ Serves as a liaison between client partners and vendors in coordination with project managers to provide technical solutions that address user needs.
β’ Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Impala, Hive, Hbase etc.
β’ Strong knowledge of Hadoop Architecture, HDFS, Hadoop Cluster and Hadoop Administrator's role.
β’ Intimate knowledge of fully integrated AD/Kerberos authentication.
β’ Experience setting up optimum cluster configurations.
β’ Debugging knowledge of YARN.
β’ Hands-on with analyzing various Hadoop log files, compression, encoding, file formats.
β’ Expert level knowledge of Cloudera Hadoop components such as HDFS, Sentry, HBase, Kafka, Impala, SOLR, Hue, Spark, Hive, YARN, Zookeeper and Postgres.
β’ Strong technical knowledge: Unix/Linux; Database (Sybase/SQL/Oracle), Java, Python, Perl, Shell scripting, Infrastructure. Experience in Monitoring Alerting, and Job Scheduling Systems.
β’ Being comfortable with frequent, incremental code testing and deployment.
β’ Strong grasp of automation / DevOps tools - Ansible, Jenkins, SVN, Bitbucket.
β’ Experience working on Big Data Technologies.
β’ Cloudera Admin / Dev Certification.
β’ Certification in Cloud, Docker-Container, OpenShift Technologies.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.
Thank you!
Prashant Saurav
Sr. Associate
(+1) 646-442-0534
prashant.saurav@innovasolutions.com
Pay Range And Benefits
Pay Range
β’ : OR
β’ Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.
Recent Recognitions
Named One of Americaβs Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US β Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US β Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications
Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/
Innova Solutions offers a referral bonus for qualified Ambassadors who refer eligible referrals. Submit referrals at https://innovasolutions.workllama.com/atsuser/anonreferafriend and earn $250-$1,000 per referral.
Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr@innovasolutions.com or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C.
β’ 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for a
Position: Hadoop Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC / Chicago, IL (3 Days/week Onsite)
Position Type: Contract
Duration: Long Term Contract
Job Description
Hadoop Engineer (SME) role supporting NextGen Platforms built around Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Impala, Hbase, Docker-Container, Ansible and many more).
Requires experience in cluster management of vendor-based Hadoop and Data Science (AI/ML) products like Cloudera, Databricks, Snowflake, Talend, Greenfield, ELK, KPMG Ignite etc. Hadoop Engineer is involved in the full life cycle of an application and part of an agile development process. They require the ability to interact, develop, engineer, and communicate collaboratively at the highest technical levels with clients, development teams, vendors and other partners. The following section is intended to serve as a general guideline for each relative dimension of project complexity, responsibility and education/experience within this role.
β’ Works on complex, major or highly visible tasks in support of multiple projects that require multiple areas of expertise.
β’ Team member will be expected to provide subject matter expertise in managing Hadoop and Data Science Platform operations with focus around Cloudera Hadoop, Jupyter Notebook, OpenShift, Docker-Container Cluster Management and Administration.
β’ Integrates solutions with other applications and platforms outside the framework.
β’ He / She will be responsible for managing platform operations across all environments which includes upgrades, bug fixes, deployments, metrics / monitoring for resolution and forecasting, disaster recovery, incident / problem / capacity management.
β’ Serves as a liaison between client partners and vendors in coordination with project managers to provide technical solutions that address user needs.
β’ Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Impala, Hive, Hbase etc.
β’ Strong knowledge of Hadoop Architecture, HDFS, Hadoop Cluster and Hadoop Administrator's role.
β’ Intimate knowledge of fully integrated AD/Kerberos authentication.
β’ Experience setting up optimum cluster configurations.
β’ Debugging knowledge of YARN.
β’ Hands-on with analyzing various Hadoop log files, compression, encoding, file formats.
β’ Expert level knowledge of Cloudera Hadoop components such as HDFS, Sentry, HBase, Kafka, Impala, SOLR, Hue, Spark, Hive, YARN, Zookeeper and Postgres.
β’ Strong technical knowledge: Unix/Linux; Database (Sybase/SQL/Oracle), Java, Python, Perl, Shell scripting, Infrastructure. Experience in Monitoring Alerting, and Job Scheduling Systems.
β’ Being comfortable with frequent, incremental code testing and deployment.
β’ Strong grasp of automation / DevOps tools - Ansible, Jenkins, SVN, Bitbucket.
β’ Experience working on Big Data Technologies.
β’ Cloudera Admin / Dev Certification.
β’ Certification in Cloud, Docker-Container, OpenShift Technologies.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have
Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.
Thank you!
Prashant Saurav
Sr. Associate
(+1) 646-442-0534
prashant.saurav@innovasolutions.com
Pay Range And Benefits
Pay Range
β’ : OR
β’ Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.
Recent Recognitions
Named One of Americaβs Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US β Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US β Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications
Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/
Innova Solutions offers a referral bonus for qualified Ambassadors who refer eligible referrals. Submit referrals at https://innovasolutions.workllama.com/atsuser/anonreferafriend and earn $250-$1,000 per referral.
Innova Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Innova Solutions is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hr@innovasolutions.com or (770) 493-5588. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Innova Solutions encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Innova Solutions (HireGenics/Volt) does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C.
β’ 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.






