Data Engineer

Full-time, Remote - Location Requirement: Must be located in the Eastern Time Zone
Available for W-2 or 1099 Individual.

Our client, one of the largest Amazon Web Services (AWS) partners for data services, is looking for a true Mid level Big Data Engineer to contribute to join their team of technologists to build and contribute to large-scale, innovative projects. Technological and career growth opportunities are a natural and every day part of the working environment.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze system requirements and design responsive algorithms and solutions.
• Use big data and cloud technologies to produce production quality code.
• Engage in performance tuning and scalability engineering.
• Work with team, peers and management to identify objectives and set priorities.
• Perform related SDLC engineering activities like sprint planning and estimation.
• Work effectively in small agile teams.
• Provide creative solutions to problems.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and execute.

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of proven professional experience working in the IT industry.
• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related domain.
• Experience with cloud based Big Data technologies.
• Experience with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark and Hive.
• AWS experience (S3 and EMR).
• Proficiency in Hive / Spark SQL / SQL. Experience with Spark.
• Experience with one or more programming languages like Java & Scala.
• Ability to push the frontier of technology and independently pursue better alternatives.

Thanks for applying!