Big Data Platform Administrator (Kafka / Hadoop / MongoDB)

Responsibilities:

• Provide Level 2 support for Big Data platforms and production environments
• Administer and maintain Hadoop, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, and NiFi platforms
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance of critical systems
• Perform cluster provisioning, patching, scaling, tuning, and troubleshooting
• Support real-time payment transaction processing and streaming infrastructure
• Monitor system health, incident management, and issue resolution
• Work closely with architects, project teams, developers, and service managers
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and operational best practices
• Support security, governance, and access control requirements
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and runbooks
• Participate in on-call support, shift rotation, and critical incident handling

Requirements:

• 6 to 8 years of experience in Big Data / Data Platform Engineering within enterprise environments
• Strong hands-on experience with Hadoop ecosystem including HDFS, YARN, MapReduce, Hive, HBase, Oozie, Sqoop, and Flume
• Experience administering Apache Kafka in high-throughput production environments
• Strong experience managing Redis and MongoDB clusters
• Experience supporting OpenSearch / Elasticsearch platforms
• Hands-on experience with Apache NiFi and AWS EMR
• Good knowledge of AWS Cloud services
• Strong Linux system administration and scripting skills using Shell and/or Python
• Experience with Kerberos, PAM, data security, and access governance
• Experience supporting high-volume, low-latency systems, preferably in banking, payments, or trading environments
• Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and production support experience
• Good understanding of cluster performance tuning, scalability, and high availability
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced production environment
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
• AWS Cloud certification will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of JVM, ETL tools, virtual machines, RAID, and hardware configuration is advantageous

Additional info:

• This role is offered on a 1-year renewable contract basis
• Candidates must be comfortable with rotational shift schedules (no overnight shifts)
• Support coverage includes Asia and EMEA regions
• Weekend and public holiday support may be required for critical incidents and escalations

To apply, please visit and search for Job Reference: W35RY94W

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Yingying at [email protected]

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

GMP Technologies (S) Pte Ltd | EA Licence: 11C3793 | EA Personnel: Lai Yingying | Registration No: R1110239