# Sr. AWS EMR Admin at Tiger Analytics

> Remote · Canada · Senior · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/workable%3Atiger-analytics%3AE1E8530FD8 (read 2026-11-08).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Tiger Analytics](https://alderhq.app/companies/tiger-analytics)
- Location text: Canada
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Remote · Canada (evidence: "Location: Canada")
- Posted: 2026-09-29 (40 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-04 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://apply.workable.com/j/E1E8530FD8
- Skills listed (inferred): Node.js, Elasticsearch, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (Canada, n 158): p25 CAD 145k, median CAD 165k, p75 CAD 187k

## Description (the employer's text)

### Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior AWS EMR Administrator to manage, optimize, and scale our cloud data infrastructure. In this hands-on technical role, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining persistent and transient AWS EMR clusters to support large-scale batch data processing pipelines. You will collaborate closely with data engineering teams and leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure reliable, secure, and automated operations across our AWS ecosystem.

### Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

- Cluster Management: Architecture, deploy, and maintain persistent and transient AWS EMR clusters tailored to business workloads and operational needs.
- Infrastructure Automation: Design and implement deployment automation using AWS CloudFormation, AWS CodePipeline, or Terraform.
- Storage & Compute Optimization: Manage AWS EC2, S3, and related compute and storage resources to ensure high performance, security, and cost efficiency.
- Data Pipeline Support: Monitor and support batch data processing workloads, troubleshooting performance bottlenecks and operational issues across the EMR environment.
- System Administration: Perform routine maintenance, patching, scaling, access controls, and security configurations across EMR and associated AWS services.
### Required Qualifications

- Experience: 7–8+ years of hands-on experience in AWS Cloud Infrastructure and AWS EMR Administration.
- Core AWS Technical Stack: Strong proficiency with AWS EMR, EC2, S3, CloudFormation, and batch data environments.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & CI/CD: Demonstrated experience deploying cloud resources using AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and AWS CodePipeline (or equivalent CI/CD tools).
- EMR Architecture: Deep technical understanding of Amazon EMR architecture, cluster life cycles, and node configurations.
### Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Hadoop ecosystem, HDFS, and Big Data technologies.
- Exposure to AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) and containerized workloads.
- Hands-on experience with Kerberos authentication and enterprise security integration.
### Benefits

Significant career development opportunities exist as the company grows. The position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a small, challenging, and entrepreneurial environment, with a high degree of individual responsibility.

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