How to hire a hadoop administrator

How to hire a hadoop administrator, step by step

Here's a step-by-step hadoop administrator hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a hadoop administrator job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new hadoop administrator
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the hadoop administrator you need to hire. Certain hadoop administrator roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect hadoop administrator also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of hadoop administrator salaries for various roles:

   Type of Hadoop Administrator	Description	Hourly rate
   Hadoop Administrator	Computer networks are critical parts of almost every organization. Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of these networks.	$33-60
   Linux Systems Administrator	A Linux systems administrator is primarily in charge of managing and overseeing Linux operating systems, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow. Their responsibilities revolve around installing and conducting regular maintenance checks, troubleshooting, performing repairs, and monitoring systems performance to ensure optimal operations... Show more	$30-51
   Information Technology Administrator	An Information Technology (IT) administrator is a professional responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of an organization's IT systems and ensuring that the systems are running effectively. IT administrators must conduct consistent analyses of the computer system and install updates when needed... Show more	$24-50

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • HBase
   • Linux
   • Python
   • Hadoop Cluster
   • Kafka
   • Kerberos
   • Sqoop
   • Oozie
   • Java
   • Capacity Planning
   • SQL
   • Impala
   • Cloudera Hadoop
   • OS

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   Responsibilities:

   • Develop scripts in shell and python to automate lot of day to day admin activities.
   • Experience in setting up and managing the batch scheduler Oozie and also work on spark.
   • Manage and review data backups and log files and experience in deploying Java applications on cluster.
   • Used AWS CloudFormation to automate the deployment of EMR clusters as well as install the necessary technologies for the development environment.
   • Install and configure Zookeeper service for coordinating configuration-relate information of all the nodes in the cluster to manage it efficiently.
   • Deploy and configure flume agents to stream log events into HDFS for analysis.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the hadoop administrator job description is a good way to get more applicants. A hadoop administrator salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a hadoop administrator in Louisiana may be lower than in Maryland, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level hadoop administrator. Additionally, a hadoop administrator with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average hadoop administrator salary

   $94,258yearly

   $45.32 hourly rate

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   Entry-level hadoop administrator salary

   $70,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average hadoop administrator salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$111,460	$54
   2	Maryland	$104,435	$50
   3	Washington	$103,506	$50
   4	North Carolina	$100,884	$49
   5	New York	$100,585	$48
   6	Connecticut	$99,981	$48
   7	Massachusetts	$99,800	$48
   8	Virginia	$99,721	$48
   9	New Jersey	$96,892	$47
   10	District of Columbia	$95,592	$46
   11	Illinois	$92,088	$44
   12	Arizona	$91,651	$44
   13	Minnesota	$91,153	$44
   14	Texas	$89,763	$43
   15	Ohio	$89,581	$43
   16	Colorado	$83,820	$40
   17	Georgia	$82,495	$40
   18	Florida	$76,221	$37

   Average hadoop administrator salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Staples	$122,675	$58.98
   2	BNY Mellon	$121,644	$58.48	3
   3	Citi	$120,378	$57.87	3
   4	Sears Holdings	$116,426	$55.97
   5	Sony Interactive Entertainment America	$116,334	$55.93
   6	GM Financial	$114,219	$54.91	4
   7	Epsilon	$113,825	$54.72
   8	Securonix	$113,392	$54.52
   9	Teradata	$108,227	$52.03
   10	TEKsystems	$106,303	$51.11	63
   11	Alliance Data	$105,694	$50.81
   12	Visa	$105,417	$50.68
   13	Amelia	$104,603	$50.29	29
   14	Groupon	$103,905	$49.95
   15	U.S. Cellular	$103,687	$49.85
   16	Randstad North America, Inc.	$102,936	$49.49	12
   17	Highmark	$102,026	$49.05	159
   18	CCC Intelligent Solutions	$101,444	$48.77
   19	Data	$100,614	$48.37	1
   20	General Electric	$100,084	$48.12

4. Writing a hadoop administrator job description

   A job description for a hadoop administrator role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a hadoop administrator job description:

   Hadoop administrator job description example

   Infosys is seeking a Hadoop Administrator who will be responsible for implementation and ongoing administration of Hadoop infrastructure. The candidate will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued.
   
   Required Qualifications:

   • Candidate can be located Anywhere in US . This position may require travel to project location.
   • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
   • At least 7 years of Information Technology Experience .
   • At least 5 years of Hadoop Administration (CDP).
   • Experience in Hadoop installation, upgrades and migration (CDP)
   • Experience in managing the cluster using Ambari and Solr administration.
   • Experience in HDFS, Hive, NiFi, Ranger, YARN, Spark, Zookeeper and Livy Services
   • Experience in Hadoop Security (AD, Kerberos, Knox, Ranger, encryption techniques).
   • Experience in HDFS snapshots and DR solutions.
   • Experience in Shell Scripting.
   • Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
   • U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

   
   Preferred Qualifications:

   • RHEL knowledge, administration level preferred.
   • Hadoop Certification - Good to have .
   • MySQL, Vertica and MongoDB database administration is good to have.
   • Knowledgeable about integration of third party client tools to connect to Hadoop Platform.
   • Planning and Co-ordination skills.
   • Good Communication and Analytical skills

   
   The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email, or face to face.
   
   About US
   Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
   
   Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.
   
   EOE/Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin

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5. Post your job

   To find hadoop administrators for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any hadoop administrators they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level hadoop administrators with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your hadoop administrator job on Zippia to find and recruit hadoop administrator candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit hadoop administrators, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview hadoop administrator candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new hadoop administrator

   Once you've found the hadoop administrator candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new hadoop administrator. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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