Tiger Analytics Inc.
More roles at Tiger Analytics Inc.Sr. AWS EMR Admin
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
Canada only
Employer listed it 4 days ago · Added 3 days ago
First listed 4 days ago and still open.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Canada only
Timezone
US East
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Data
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $135k–$210k a year, a typical range taken from 242 senior-level data roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in Canada. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Canada, Remote"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in Canada
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior AWS EMR Administrator to manage, optimize, and scale our cloud data infrastructure. In this hands-on technical role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining persistent and transient AWS EMR clusters to support large-scale batch data processing pipelines. You will collaborate closely with data engineering teams and leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure reliable, secure, and automated operations across our AWS ecosystem.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Cluster Management: Architecture, deploy, and maintain persistent and transient AWS EMR clusters tailored to business workloads and operational needs.
Infrastructure Automation: Design and implement deployment automation using AWS CloudFormation, AWS CodePipeline, or Terraform.
Storage & Compute Optimization: Manage AWS EC2, S3, and related compute and storage resources to ensure high performance, security, and cost efficiency.
Data Pipeline Support: Monitor and support batch data processing workloads, troubleshooting performance bottlenecks and operational issues across the EMR environment.
System Administration: Perform routine maintenance, patching, scaling, access controls, and security configurations across EMR and associated AWS services.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 7–8+ years of hands-on experience in AWS Cloud Infrastructure and AWS EMR Administration.
Core AWS Technical Stack: Strong proficiency with AWS EMR, EC2, S3, CloudFormation, and batch data environments.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & CI/CD: Demonstrated experience deploying cloud resources using AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and AWS CodePipeline (or equivalent CI/CD tools).
EMR Architecture: Deep technical understanding of Amazon EMR architecture, cluster life cycles, and node configurations.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Hadoop ecosystem, HDFS, and Big Data technologies.
Exposure to AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) and containerized workloads.
Hands-on experience with Kerberos authentication and enterprise security integration.
Benefits
Significant career development opportunities exist as the company grows. The position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a small, challenging, and entrepreneurial environment, with a high degree of individual responsibility.
Requirements
- ·Key Responsibilities
- ·Cluster Management: Architecture, deploy, and maintain persistent and transient AWS EMR clusters tailored to business workloads and operational needs.
- ·Infrastructure Automation: Design and implement deployment automation using AWS CloudFormation, AWS CodePipeline, or Terraform.
- ·Storage & Compute Optimization: Manage AWS EC2, S3, and related compute and storage resources to ensure high performance, security, and cost efficiency.
- ·Data Pipeline Support: Monitor and support batch data processing workloads, troubleshooting performance bottlenecks and operational issues across the EMR environment.
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Tiger Analytics Inc., mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (US East).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 3d ago. Last checked today. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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