Talend Administrator | Boston, MA (Onsite) | Contract jobs

Role: Talend Administrator Location: Boston, MA (Onsite) Duration: Long Term Contract Digital : Talend Open Studio Job Description The Talend Administrator is responsible for the installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and support of the Talend Data Integration platform. This role ensures platform stability, security, performance, and availability across development, test, and production environments, while supporting data engineering and integration teams. Key Responsibilities Platform Administration Install, configure, and maintain Talend Studio, TAC (Talend Administration Center), and Job Servers. Manage Talend environments (DEV / QA / PRE‑PROD / PROD) and promote jobs across environments. Perform upgrades, patches, and hotfixes for Talend components. Manage Talend licensing and version compatibility. Operational Support Monitor Talend job execution, scheduling, and performance. Troubleshoot and resolve job failures, runtime issues, and platform errors. Support incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and production issues. Ensure high availability and stability of the Talend platform. Coordinate with infrastructure, OS, and database teams for platform issues. Security & Access Management Configure and manage users, roles, and permissions within Talend. Enforce security standards including authentication, authorization, and credential handling. Integrate Talend with SSO / LDAP where applicable. Ensure secrets and credentials are managed securely (vaults, CyberArk, etc.). Scheduling & Deployment Manage job scheduling and orchestration using Talend TAC. Support CI/CD pipelines for Talend job deployments. Coordinate releases and deployments with Data Engineering teams. Maintain rollback and recovery procedures. Performance, Monitoring & Optimization Tune Talend job execution and Job Server performance. Monitor resource utilization (CPU, memory, disk) on Talend servers. Proactively identify capacity or performance bottlenecks. Implement alerting and logging best practices. Documentation & Governance Maintain operational runbooks, SOPs, and platform documentation. Define and enforce Talend administration standards and best practices. Support audits and compliance activities. Participate in architecture and design reviews as needed. Collaboration & Support Work closely with Data Engineering teams, Platform Engineering, and Infrastructure & Security teams. Provide guidance on Talend best practices and standards. Support onboarding and knowledge transfer for new Talend users/admins. Required Skills & Experience Technical Skills Strong experience administering Talend Data Integration (DI) environments. Hands‑on knowledge of Talend Administration Center (TAC) and Talend Job Servers. Strong Linux/Unix administration skills. Experience with relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.). Understanding of networking, firewalls, TLS, and security concepts. Familiarity with CI/CD tools and deployment automation. Preferred Skills Experience with cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP). Exposure to Talend Cloud or Hybrid deployments. Knowledge of data warehouses such as Snowflake. Experience supporting enterprise‑scale data platforms. Familiarity with monitoring tools and log analysis. Soft Skills Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills. Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Ability to work under pressure and support production. #J-18808-Ljbffr