Sr. Spark Data Engineer - AKKODIS

Sr. Spark Data Engineer ---Full-Time Direct Hire, Fully Remote!

Modis, Inc. is seeking a Level V Sr. Spark Data Engineer for a full-time direct and fully remote role with a large leading employer.  The Sr. Data Engineer will design, develop, optimize, and maintain data architecture and pipelines that adhere to ETL principles and business goals.  Qualified candidates will have 10+ years in Data Engineering which should include Python, Spark/PySpark, and Databricks, along with either being a US Citizen or Green Card holder.

Salary Range: $135-$145K base, plus 20% bonus, employer paid pension plan, excellent benefits, and 19 days of PTO

This is a strong growth opportunity offering a great salary and fully remote work.  The company is innovative and growing and offers top-notch benefits and an excellent culture!

 

Sr. Spark Data Engineer Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the subject matter expert in technologies used for our data strategy in the cloud.

• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain data architecture and pipelines that adhere to ETL principles and business goals.

• Solve complex data problems to deliver insights that helps the organization's business to achieve their goals.

• Create data products for analytics and data scientist team members to improve their productivity 

• Advise, consult, mentor and coach other data and analytic professionals on data standards and practices. 

• Foster a culture of sharing, re-use, design for scale stability, and operational efficiency of data and analytical solutions. 

• Lead the evaluation, implementation and deployment of emerging tools and process for analytic data engineering to improve the organization's productivity as a team. 

• Partner with business analysts and solutions architects to develop technical architectures for strategic enterprise projects and initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science, MIS or related field with 10 years of related experience.

• Experience working with large amounts of data greater than 100 terabytes.

• Related Experience includes but is not limited to: Development and tuning on any RDBMS technology (Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, SingleStore). 

• Strong knowledge of using Spark for fast imagery and big data processing.

• Expert knowledge in managing and tuning of Data Lake and Lakehouse storage objects with accompanying data engineering pipelines.

• Expert knowledge in Python and SQL development and troubleshooting.

• Willingness to undertake assignments involving unfamiliar subjects and demonstrate aptitude to learn quickly. 

• Excel at communicating complex ideas and concepts both verbally and through writing. 

• Experience in Agile/Scrum development with DevOps methodologies geared toward rapid prototyping and piloting of cloud solutions.  

• Prefer 8 or more years of knowledge and experience in development and tuning of ETL processes using any type of ETL tool or architecture.

• Experience in creating, analyzing and documenting ER and Dimensional models.

• Unix/Linux experience is preferred. Data Engineers maintain Unix files, commands, and scripts, which requires an understanding of Unix operating system concepts. 

• Prefer 4 - 5 years of experience in using the Kimball methodology to design and develop Enterprise Data Warehouses and Data Marts 

• Prefer 3 or more years of experience with Spark in a Databricks environment.

• Prefer 3 or more years of experience with imagery (or other big data) processing and/or data preparation with Spark.

• Prefer 6 or more years of experience using Python (preferably in a Data Engineering or Data Science role).

Details:

Why Modis? Modis has a commitment to making exceptional connections with you and our clients; creating strong and long-lasting relationships for your career.  Modis also prides itself on personal touch and providing current and up-to-date feedback on your performance.

 

If you are interested in this fully remote Level V Sr. Spark Data Engineer job, then please apply via http://www.modis.com

 

Questions can be directed to kathy.becher@modis.com or 216-750-6232

 

Pay Details: $135,000.00 to $145,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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