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Sr. Data Engineer (Python/Spark)

Company:
ASCENDING
Location:
Rockville, MD, 20851
Posted:
April 08, 2024
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Description:

Job Description

Our client is a leading provider of financial and economic data to the investment banking industry. They are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join and growing team.

- This role is only available for W2 or individual contracts. Please no C2C.

- Remote 100%

Responsibilities:

Analyze system requirements and design responsive algorithms and solutions.

Build efficient ETL pipeline using Spark.

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:

4+ years of proven professional experience working in the IT industry.

AWS EMR experience.

Degree in Computer Science or related domains.

Candidate must have 3-5 years of demonstrated experience in building big data solutions on AWS cloud primarily with PySpark, preferably in Data Analytics space.

Minimum 3 - 5 years experience in application development using Python.

Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience working with Spark

Must have hands on experience developing data engineering solutions in Python using: S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, Kafka and notebooks.

Must have hands on development experience in building distributed Big Data solutions including ingestion, caching, processing, consumption, logging & monitoring.

Position requires strong technical communication skills.

Bonus:

Big Data and Open Source technical experience.

Agile (Scrum) methodology.

Experience developing SaaS application backends and APIs using a variety of tools.

Experience turning abstract business requirements into concrete technical plans.

Proficiency with algorithms (including time and space complexity analysis), data structures, and software architecture.

Must be a quick learner to evaluate and embrace new technologies in the Big data space.

Thanks for applying!

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