Solutions Architect

In this Solutions Architect role, you will design and implement scalable Big Data solutions using Cloudera's platform for enterprise clients across EMEA. You collaborate with customers to turn requirements into architectures, guide deployments, and drive projects to successful outcomes. You’ll present complex designs to technical teams and help shape engagements with sales and product teams. This position offers travel, cross-industry exposure, and visibility across a fast-growing data platform.
Generous PTO
Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Continued Career Development
Design and implement Hadoop and NiFi architectures for customers
Perform platform installation and upgrades for secure clusters
Analyze distributed deployments and optimize performance
Document and present architectures to customer teams
Collaborate with Cloudera teams to ensure project success
Lead projects to completion with customers
Create technical documentation, blogs, and knowledge-base articles
Contribute to pre- and post-sales activities by interpreting customer requirements
Stay current with Hadoop Big Data ecosystem technologies
Represent the company in speaking engagements
Travel up to 30%
Work in Italy or Spain (remote possible)
10+ years in IT and system architecture
5+ years in professional services (customer-facing)
5+ years designing/ deploying large-scale Hadoop solutions
Understanding of big data use-cases and standard Hadoop/streaming design patterns
Knowledge of data management concepts (data warehousing, ETL, data integration)
Experience implementing data transformation and processing solutions
Experience designing Hive queries and multi-node Hadoop clusters
Experience configuring security (LDAP/AD, Kerberos/SPNEGO)

Experience with Cloudera HDP/CDP or related certification a plus
Strong understanding of LDAP/Kerberos security
Familiarity with scripting (bash, Python, Perl) and automation (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
Experience in architecting data center solutions and hardware selection
Ability to translate customer requirements into technical requirements
client-facing communication
collaboration across cross-functional teams
strong documentation and storytelling
Cloudera Data Platform (CDP)
Cloudera Dataflow
Hadoop
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