Cloudera Data Engineer

Chenega Corporation

4h•$90,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Services & Federal Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Cloudera Data Engineer to join our team supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this role, you’ll work with a variety of technologies across the Hadoop and Cloudera ecosystems to move, transform, and optimize data from multiple sources. You’ll partner with data engineers, analysts, and developers to make sure the data infrastructure is efficient, scalable, and secure—enabling smarter, faster decisions for our clients. You’ll spend your days designing and deploying data solutions, improving data processing performance, and supporting the overall health of our data environment. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on technical work, problem-solving, and continuous learning in a collaborative, team-oriented setting. Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Requirements

3+ years of experience using Hadoop technologies (including Spark) to ingest, transform, and process data
Experience with Cloudera installation, configuration, tuning, and administration
Experience leveraging generative AI coding tools to assist in development
Experience working in SQL (Hive, Spark SQL, or Impala) for querying and managing data within the Cloudera ecosystem
Knowledge of Python, Java, Scala, or Pig for data engineering and automation
Possession of strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

Experience managing and monitoring Cloudera data platforms using Cloudera Manager or Hue
Experience managing infrastructure deployments in both on-premises and cloud environments
Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure
Ability to optimize queries and resource usage for better performance and efficiency

Responsibilities

Design and build data pipelines to extract, transform, and load (ETL) large data sets from multiple sources into the Cloudera environment.
Manage and optimize data infrastructure for high performance, reliability, and scalability across both on-premise and cloud environments.
Develop and maintain scripts and workflows using Python, Java, Scala, or Pig to automate data processing and integration tasks.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements, develop solutions, and ensure data is accurate and available for analytics and reporting.
Monitor and troubleshoot Cloudera environments, leveraging tools such as Cloudera Manager and Hue for system health, tuning, and debugging.
Use generative AI tools (like GitHub Copilot, Codex, or Claude Code) to enhance development efficiency and code quality.