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

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

Experience with Core Infrastructure & Automation -Ansible, Bash, Python, RedHat Linux

Experience with CI/CD & Virtualization - Jenkins, VMware vSphere