Position: MapReduce/HDFS Support, Professional Services and Training (BL)
Department: Support
Location: San Jose, CA/Toronto, ON
Platform Computing is the leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software ― serving more than 2,000 of the world’s most demanding organizations. For over 18 years, our workload and resource management solutions have delivered IT responsiveness and lower costs for enterprise and HPC applications. Platform has strategic relationships with Cray, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, and SAS. Visit www.platform.com.
We are currently looking for 1 individual to fill the role of MapReduce/HDFS SUPPORT, PS, and TRAINING (BL).
Description
This role is to provide support for Platform MapReduce and open-sourced HDFS, deliver Professional Services solutions and training around Platform MapReduce product to customers for their Big Data Analytics environments.
Responsibilities
- Resolve customer issues which may require investigation and research on existing products
- Design workaround or solutions that require good knowledge of products and user environment
- Help develop testing plans for customer reported issues
- Work with Development to articulate requirements of customers to further grid adoption
- Work with customers in application integration, deliver PS packaged solutions
- Help customers with Grid implementations, application migration and testing
- Create training materials and deliver product training to end users
Requirements
- University degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent professional educational attainment.
- Have at least one year solid implementation experience with open-sourced MapReduce and Hadoop File System (HDFS).
- Have at least 3 years in Java, C/C++, and Python, IT infrastructures, database and storage systems in large complex Linux/Unix/Windows environments.
- Have at least 3 years working experience in software support, development or customer facing projects
- Have knowledge in distributed software, such as grid computing, real-time middleware.
- Must be self-motivated, like to travel, work well in a geographically dispersed, collaborative team environment, must exhibit a positive and professional attitude, and pay attention to detail.
- Project management and client facing professional services consulting experience desirable.
- Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written.
- Able to travel for customer engagement - Professional Services and training
Forward your resume to: careers@platform.com indicating "MapReduce Support/PS/Training" on the subject line.
Resumes may be submitted via e-mail: careers@platform.com
We thank everyone for their interest in joining the Platform team; however, only those who are considerations for the opportunity will be notified.




