Design, develop, and maintain data engineering solutions across the SDLC using Python (primary) and Scala (secondary). Build distributed data pipelines on Hadoop/Spark ecosystems, extend data processing platforms (Spark SQL, Hive, Starburst), manage CI/CD, and deploy on Kubernetes/OpenShift. Collaborate with stakeholders in Agile teams and ensure maintainable, reusable code.
Qualifications:
- Strong communication skills
- Experience of Agile development and scrums
- Banking and securities domain knowledge would be an added advantage
Skills Required:
- Strong experience working across the entire SDLC lifecycle
- Programming experience in one or more application or systems languages, Python - Primary, Scala - Secondary (basic knowledge)
- Strong experience working with Python concepts and libraries such as Jupyterhub, Airflow, Pandas, NumPy etc.
- Good experience with classes based OOP and design patterns
- Distributed Systems Design Experience - including understanding of distributed systems concepts and principles
- Knowledge and understanding of Kerberos and authentication
- Hadoop Ecosystem of Tools (Spark, Hive, Impala, etc).
- Experience extending and implementing core functionality and libraries in data processing platforms (Spark / Spark SQL, Hive, Starburst, etc)
- Strong experience working with the CI/CD pipeline and tools like Jenkins , Harness/Tekton, Udeploy/Ansible,Bitbucket, Jira
- Strong experience in cloud platforms like Kubernetes, OpenShift4
- Ability to deal with multiple stakeholders and follow through on open issues.
- A commitment to writing understandable, maintainable, and reusable software.
- Willingness to learn new languages and methodologies.
- Experience working with business partners and engineers to gather, understand, and bridge definitions and requirements.
- An innate desire to deliver and a strong sense of accountability for your work.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
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