Iceberg DBA - REMOTE
L3 Senior Iceberg DBA / Lakehouse Operations Engineer 100% Remote Must have : Iceberg DBA Work location: Plano -TX -Remote work accepted from anywhere in US 10+ years of experience in Big Data / Data Engineering / DBA / Data Operations roles Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg in production environments 6+ years of experience working with Cloudera ecosystem (CDP Ecosystem) Strong Expertise In
- Iceberg table optimization (compaction, metadata management, partition evolution)
- Multi-engine performance tuning (Spark, Hive, Impala)
- Troubleshooting complex data and query performance issues
Proven Experience Handling
- P1/P2 production incidents
- Large-scale environments (TB/PB scale)
- Data migration initiatives (Hive/Teradata Iceberg)
Lead enforcement of data modeling and Lakehouse standards across applications Guide Teams On
- Medallion architecture implementation
- Balancing normalization vs performance
Review and resolve complex data modeling and performance trade-offs Ensure consistency of data structures across domains and workloads Mentor and guide L2 resources in operational best practices and troubleshooting Required Skills Strong hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg and/or Hive-based data lakes Understanding of data modeling concepts (normal forms) and modern Lakehouse patterns (Medallion architecture) Expertise In
- Table-level optimization and performance tuning
- Large-scale data management (TB/PB scale)
Experience With
- Spark SQL, Hive, Impala, NiFI, Trino
Strong Understanding Of
- Partitioning strategies
- File formats (Parquet/ORC)
- Distributed query processing
Preferred Skills Experience with:
- Hive-to-Iceberg or Teradata-to-Iceberg migration
- Cloudera CDP (CDE/CDW)
Familiarity With
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
Scripting/automation (Python, Shell)