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Business Area:
Professional ServicesSeniority Level:
Mid-Senior levelJob Description:
At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.
Cloudera is seeking a Solutions Architect to join its Professional Services team. In this role you’ll have the opportunity to develop massively scalable solutions to solve complex data problems using CDP, NiFi, Spark and related Big Data technology.
This role is a client facing opportunity that combines consulting skills with deep technical design and development in the Big Data space. This role will present the successful candidate the opportunity to travel across the EMEA region and across multiple industries and large customer organisations.
As a Solutions Architect you will:
- Work directly with customers to implement Big Data solutions at scale using the Cloudera Data Platform and Cloudera Dataflow
- Design and implement Hadoop and NiFi platform architectures and configurations for customers
- Perform platform installation and upgrades for advanced secured cluster configurations
- Analyse complex distributed production deployments, and make recommendations to optimise performance
- Able to document and present complex architectures for the customers technical teams
- Work closely with Cloudera’ teams at all levels to help ensure the success of project consulting engagements with customer
- Drive projects with customers to successful completion
- Write and produce technical documentation, blogs and knowledge-base articles
- Participate in the pre-and post- sales process, helping both the sales and product teams to interpret customers’ requirements
- Keep current with the Hadoop Big Data ecosystem technologies
- Attend speaking engagements when needed
- Fluency english spanish and Italien
- Location Italy or Spain
- Travel up to 30%
- to be eligible to work in the EU
We’re excited about you if you have:
- 10+ years in Information Technology and System Architecture experience
- 5+ years of Professional Services (customer facing) experience architecting large scale storage, data centre and /or globally distributed solutions
- 5+ years designing and deploying 3 tier architectures or large-scale Hadoop solutions
- Ability to understand big data use-cases and recommend standard design patterns commonly used in Hadoop-based and streaming data deployments.
- Knowledge of the data management eco-system including: Concepts of data warehousing, ETL, data integration, etc.
- Ability to understand and translate customer requirements into technical requirements
- Experience implementing data transformation and processing solutions
- Experience designing data queries against data in the HDFS environment using tools such as Apache Hive
- Experience setting up multi-node Hadoop clusters
- Experience in configuring security configurations (LDAP/AD, Kerberos/SPNEGO)
- Experience in Cloudera Software and/or HDP Certification (HDPCA / HDPCD) is a plus
- Strong experience implementing software and/or solutions in the enterprise Linux environment
- Strong understanding with various enterprise security solutions such as LDAP and/or Kerberos
- Strong understanding of network configuration, devices, protocols, speeds and optimizations
- Strong understanding of the Java ecosystem including debugging, logging, monitoring and profiling tools
- Familiarity with scripting tools such as bash shell scripts, Python and/or Perl, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
- Experience in architecting data center solutions – properly selecting server and storage hardware based on performance, availability and ROI requirements
What you can expect from us:
Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups
EEO/VEVRAA
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Skills Required
- 10+ years of Information Technology and systems architecture experience
- 5+ years of customer-facing Professional Services experience architecting large-scale storage, data center, 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 Hadoop and streaming-data design patterns
- Knowledge of data warehousing, ETL, and data integration concepts
- Ability to translate customer requirements into technical requirements
- Experience implementing data transformation and processing solutions
- Experience designing queries against HDFS data using tools such as Apache Hive
- Experience setting up multi-node Hadoop clusters
- Experience configuring LDAP or Active Directory, Kerberos, and SPNEGO security
- Strong experience implementing software or solutions in enterprise Linux environments
- Strong understanding of enterprise security solutions such as LDAP and Kerberos
- 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, Perl, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
- Experience architecting data center solutions and selecting server and storage hardware based on performance, availability, and ROI
- Cloudera Software or HDP certification, such as HDPCA or HDPCD
- Fluency in English, Spanish, and Italian
- Ability to work in the European Union
- Willingness to travel up to 30% across the EMEA region
Cloudera Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cloudera and has not been reviewed or approved by Cloudera.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay practices are presented as equity-audited with a recognized Fair Pay Workplace certification and ongoing internal reviews. Compensation is often characterized as competitive for similar-sized peers, with visible market-aligned ranges for key roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefit descriptions emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, alongside life and disability insurance, an EAP, wellness programming, and U.S. gym reimbursement. Health coverage is described as strong in practice.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include generous PTO and holidays plus recurring companywide Unplugged Days that create extended weekends. Parental and medical leave are also highlighted as part of the core package.
Cloudera Insights
What We Do
At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.
Why Work With Us
Impact at Scale: The infrastructure we build solves massive problems for top global banks, telecommunications giants, and healthcare providers. Cutting-Edge Tech: Work directly at the intersection of Open Source, Machine Learning, and Generative AI. Unmatched Flexibility: Enjoy a remote-friendly, hybrid culture that respects your time—including
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