Big Data Architect (Remote)

Duration: 3-6 months, could go perm

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Client site, Bethesda Maryland

Remote work allowed (y / n): No

Must Haves:

• Mandatory Hands on experience with either SPARK or Elastic Search
• Experience with architecture and developing enterprise applications that deal with data processing
• Should be able to set up the tech stack locally, think through the solution options specifically from a faster data processing standpoint, and guide a set of developers on low level design
• Should be able to work with disparate enterprise teams to gauge requirements and convert them into scalable application design
• Work with the offshore team creating design elements, guiding them on the application design based on requirements, and reviewing their deliverables

Experience with the following technologies:

• Spark
• Elastic Search
• KAFKA
• Couchbase

Description
This is a data engineer within our North America team. The data engineer will collaborate within a team of technologists to produce enterprise scale solutions for our clients’ needs. They will utilize deep understanding of data integration and big data design principles in creating custom solutions or implementing package solutions. You will independently drive design decisions to insure the necessary health of the overall solution.
Primary Responsibilities: *

Your role is focused on Design, Development and delivery of solutions involving:

• Data Integration, Governance & Wrangling
• Data Storage and Computation Frameworks, Performance Optimizations
• Analytics & Visualizations
• Infrastructure & Cloud Computing
• Data Management Platforms

Experience Guidelines:

• More than 5+ years of experience of application development using Java/Scala
• More than 3+ years of experience in Big Data application development
• Hands-on experience with the Hadoop stack (Hadoop MR, Hdfs, Pig, Hive, Sqoop)
• Experienced in computation frameworks like Spark, Storm, Flink using Java/Scala
• Well versed with streaming data processing using Kafka, Spark Streaming, Storm etc.
• Experience in working on Big Data application in cloud environment using either AWS, Azure or Google cloud platform
• Excellent knowledge of NoSQL platforms like Hbase, MongoDb, Cassandra etc.
• Good knowledge of database technology with hands on experience on databases such as Oracle, SQL Server etc
• Self-starter, with a keen interest in technology and highly motivated towards success
• Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, and analytical skills

Job Type: Contract

Experience:

• Java/Scala: 6 years (Required)
• Big Data: 3 years (Preferred)