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Big Data Platform Engineer / BD Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

11/11/2025

Provide ongoing technical support for customer big data clusters and installations, and lead installation and upgrade projects both remotely and on-site. Develop and enhance monitoring tools for big data infrastructure and manage CI/CD pipelines.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Cognyte is a leading software-driven technology company, focused on solutions for data processing and investigative analytics that allow customers to generate Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World™. Cognyte’s solutions empower law enforcement, national security, national and military intelligence agencies, and other organizations to navigate an increasingly complex threat landscape. With offerings that leverage state-of-the-art technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data analytics and advanced machine learning, Cognyte helps customers make smarter, faster decisions with their data for successful outcomes. Hundreds of customers rely on Cognyte’s investigative analytics solutions to uncover critical insights from past events and anticipate emerging threats. By harnessing AI-driven intelligence, Cognyte accelerates investigations with exceptional speed and accuracy while enabling customers to better investigate, anticipate, predict and mitigate risks with greater precision.
About the Role

Big Data Platform Engineer / BD Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - Job Requirements

Position Overview

We are seeking a Big Data Platform Engineer to support our enterprise customers' big data infrastructure deployments and operations. This role requires a hands-on technical professional who can work both remotely and on-site at customer locations, including weekend emergency support when critical issues arise.

Key Responsibilities

  • Customer Site Support: Provide ongoing technical support for customer big data clusters and installations
  • Installation & Upgrades: Lead and support installation/upgrade projects both remotely (back office support) and on-premises at customer sites
  • Travel Requirements: Willingness to travel to customer sites as needed for installations, upgrades, and critical issue resolution
  • Emergency Response: Available for weekend/after-hours support during customer site crises
  • Installation Code Development: Develop, maintain, and fix installation automation scripts and tools
  • CI/CD Pipeline Management: Build and maintain continuous integration/deployment pipelines
  • Monitoring Solutions: Develop and enhance monitoring tools for big data infrastructure

Required Technical Skills

Core Infrastructure & Automation

  • Ansible: Advanced proficiency in playbook development and infrastructure automation
  • Bash: Strong shell scripting capabilities for system administration and deployment
  • Python: Solid programming skills for automation tools and utilities development
  • RedHat Linux: Deep knowledge of RedHat Enterprise Linux distribution, system administration, and package management


CI/CD & Virtualization

  • Jenkins: Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
  • VMware vSphere: Virtual infrastructure management and deployment

Big Data Ecosystem (Required)

  • Apache Spark: Cluster configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting
  • YARN: Resource management and cluster administration
  • HDFS: Distributed file system management and optimization
  • Apache Kafka: Streaming platform deployment and maintenance
  • Apache ZooKeeper: Coordination service configuration and management

Preferred (Bonus) Skills

  • Kubernetes: Container orchestration and cloud-native deployments
  • Vanilla, Open Shift, RKE
  • Harbor: Container registry management
  • Longhorn: Distributed storage solutions



Requirements

Work Environment & Requirements

  • Hybrid Role: Mix of remote work and customer site visits
  • Travel: Must be willing and able to travel to customer sites domestically and potentially internationally
  • Availability: Flexible schedule including weekend emergency support capability
  • Customer-Facing: Strong communication skills for direct customer interaction during installations and support

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • 3-5 years experience with big data infrastructure and automation
  • Proven track record in customer-facing technical roles
  • Strong problem-solving skills under pressure
  • Self-motivated with ability to work independently at customer sites


Key Skills
AnsibleBashPythonRedHat LinuxJenkinsVMware vSphereApache SparkYARNHDFSApache KafkaApache ZooKeeperKubernetesHarborLonghorn
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