NI Pune Q4 26 - Big Data Platform and DevOps Team Leader

Today’s world is crime-riddled. Criminals are everywhere, invisible, virtual and sophisticated. Traditional ways to prevent and investigate crime and terror are no longer enough…

Technology is changing incredibly fast. The criminals know it, and they are taking advantage. We know it too.

For nearly 30 years, the incredible minds at Cognyte around the world have worked closely together and put their expertise to work, to keep up with constantly evolving technological and criminal trends and help make the world a safer place with leading investigative analytics software solutions.

We are defined by our dedication to doing good and this translates to business success, meaningful work friendships, a can-do attitude, and deep curiosity.

We are seeking a Big Data Platform Team Leader to support our enterprise customers' big data infrastructure deployments and operations. This role requires a hands-on technical professional with management skills who can lead a technical team and work both remotely and on-site at customer locations, including weekend emergency support when critical issues arise.

Аs a Cognyter you will:

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
• Provide ongoing technical support for customers’ big data clusters and installations
• Direct daily operations, prioritize engineering backlogs, and ensure the team meets ambitious project milestones
• Lead on-site and remote installations/upgrades. Manage system health via remote monitoring, debugging, and troubleshooting to provide seamless back-office and field support

Requirements

For that mission you’ll need:

• Total 10 years of experience.
• At least 2 years of hands-on team leadership experience, managing and mentoring engineers
• At least 3 years of experience working with Big Data platforms, including scripting and automation
• Experience with Big Data Ecosystem - Apache Spark, YARN, HDFS, Apache Kafka, Apache ZooKeeper
• Skills with Kubernetes, Vanilla, Open Shift, RKE as an advantage
• Proven track record in customer - facing technical roles
• Willingness to travel to customer site visits up to 20% annually
• Strong communication skills for direct customer interaction during installations and support
• To be open for a flexible schedule including weekend emergency support capability
• Strong command of the English Language verbal and written

Nice to have:

• Experience with Core Infrastructure & Automation -Ansible, Bash, Python, RedHat Linux
• Experience with CI/CD & Virtualization - Jenkins, VMware vSphere