Data Engineer Manchester (6 Month Contract)
Responsibilities:
Extraction & Data Acquisition to support both internal & external team's activities
Profiling & Data Sampling to support both internal & external team activities Liaising with Data
Modellers to support Data Migration & Transformation Supporting Data Modellers with Data mapping
activities where necessary
Supporting & execution of Data Migration Supports the setting of standards for programming tools and techniques Takes technical responsibility for their area of the software development process
Ensures team embrace and embed new ways of working
Ensures that together the team is focused on achieving results using all resources available from initiation through to delivery and feels comfortable to challenge and be challenged
Competencies and Qualifications
Hands on technical experience of Hadoop ecosystem: HBase, MapReduce, Spark, Pig, Hive, Oozie and Flume
Experience of technologies such as: Java, Scala, Python, SQL, Build Systems (Maven / Gradle)
Exposure to 'Agile 'methodologies
Exposure to CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Gradle etc
Any exposure to NoSQL technologies is
a big advantage: Cassandra, MongoDB, or similar Good working knowledge of Linux, shell scripting
Knowledge and a working experience of SCM tools such as SVN or GIT An exemplary role model
who is passionate about good coding standards and best practices
Fantastic solution design skills, with proven success in proposing new technologies/solutions to meet business requirements
Good problem solving skills / Demonstrable Detailed Design experience / Good experience of full Software Development Lifecycle
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Able to prioritize own workload /Release Management skills,
Work Experience Minimum 2-3 years strong IT project or program management
experience especially related to Data projects including planning, delivery, resourcing, estimation and
expectation management Some demonstrable knowledge of leading small development teams would be a plus