Senior Big Data Developer

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
50% Travel

Skills

Big Data
Java
Scala
Spark
Python
Shell scripting
data analysis
Data architecture
Hadoop
Hive
Impala
Unit Testing
Team player
Continuous Integration
Cloudera

Job Details

Apptech Group is urgently looking for *Senior Spark & Big Data + Java/Scala Developer* for one of our premium clients.

Key Responsibilities:

    • The Senior Big Data Developer will be working very closely with and managing the work of a team of data engineers working on our Big Data Platform. The tech lead will need below core skills
    • Work closely with the Olympus core &product processor teams and drive the build out & implementation of the client reporting using Olympus framework
    • Accountable for all phases of development process- analysis, design, Construction, testing and implementation
    • Perform Unit Testing, System Testing for all applications developed / enhancements and ensure that all critical and high-severity bugs are addressed.
  • Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
  • Align to Engineering Excellence Development principles and standards
  • Promote and increase our Development Productivity scores for coding
  • Fully adhere to and evangelize a full Continuous Integration and Continuous Deploy pipeline
  • Strong SQL skills to extract, analyze and reconcile huge datasets
  • Demonstrate ownership and initiative taking
  • Project will run in iteration lifecycles with agile practices, so experience of agile development and scrums is highly beneficial.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience, Master's degree preferred
  • 8-12 years experience in application / software development

Skills:

  • Prior work Experience in Capital/Regulatory Market or related industry
  • Experience with Big Data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Scala)
  • Experience with Python and Shell scripting is a Must
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, prioritization, decision-making and conflict resolution skills are required
  • Solid understanding of the Big Data architecture and the ability to trouble shoot development / Performance issues on Hadoop (Cloudera preferably)
  • Strong data analysis skills and the ability to slice and dice the data as needed for business reporting
  • Passionate, self-driven with can do attitude
  • Able to build practical solutions
  • Good Team player, who can work with onsite/Offshore model and deadline oriented
  • The candidate is expected to be dynamic, flexile with a high energy level as this is a demanding and rapidly changing environment.
  • Ability to work independently given general guidance
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