Cloudera Migration Specialist (On-prem To Azure)

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and execute the migration of Cloudera workloads (HDFS, Hive, Spark, Impala, HBase, etc.) from on-premise infrastructure to Azure. • Assess the existing Cloudera cluster, identify dependencies, and prepare a detailed migration roadmap. • Develop and implement data migration scripts, workflows, and cloud-native configurations. • Design and deploy equivalent services on Azure using Azure HDInsight, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, or other relevant services. • Ensure data integrity, performance tuning, and post-migration validation. • Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and DevOps teams to ensure compliance and automation. • Prepare and maintain documentation of the migration plan, architecture, and troubleshooting playbooks. • Provide knowledge transfer and training to internal teams post-migration. ________________________________________ Required Skills & Experience: • 3-4 years of hands-on experience with Cloudera (CDH/CDP) ecosystem components (e.g., HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Impala, HBase). • Proven experience in Cloudera cluster migrations, preferably to cloud platforms like Azure. • Solid understanding of cloud-native equivalents and data architectures on Azure. • Experience with Azure services such as HDInsight, Data Lake Storage, Synapse Analytics, Blob Storage. • Proficiency in Linux system administration, shell scripting, and automation tools. • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities in distributed data environments. • Familiarity with security controls, Kerberos, Ranger, LDAP integration, and data governance ________________________________________ Preferred Qualifications: • Cloudera Certified Administrator / Developer. • Experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform, or Ansible for infrastructure provisioning. • Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and HA architectures on Azure. • Familiarity with performance tuning in cloud vs. on-prem Hadoop environments