Hadoop / Big Data Developer

Hadoop / Big Data Developer

BCforward is currently seeking an initiative-taking Hadoop/Big Data Developer for an opportunity in Plano, TX / Charlotte, NC / Jersey City, NJ

Position Title: Hadoop/Big Data Developer

Location: Plano, TX/ Charlotte, NC / Jersey City, NJ

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12 Months.

Job Type: CONTRACT, (Hybrid)

Monday- Friday (5x8)

Candidate who is authorized to work independently

Pay Range: $62- $67/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per-diem, etc).

Job Description:
Responsible for developing complex requirements, enhancing, modifying and/or maintaining applications in Financial Crimes technology to accomplish business goals. Software developers design, code, test, debug and document programs as well as support activities for maintaining the application. Work closely with business partners in defining requirements for system applications. Typically requires 10+ years of applicable experience. Utilizes in-depth knowledge of business requirements, business environments, and technological alternatives to recommend innovations that enhance and/or provide a competitive advantage to the organization. Responsible for providing insight and direction from a data perspective, assessing impact on technology systems and participation in the full development lifecycle of the capability being delivered.
Contribute to story refinement/defining requirements. Estimate work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle. Perform proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas. Setup and automate continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline.

Working closely with Production Support teams, Platform teams and Business Partners, this person handles technical aspects of the application, including Change Management, Maintenance, Platform Upgrades, and Changes to requirements from both upstream and downstream interfacing applications. Demonstrated data sourcing, data analysis and modeling skills with the ability to build innovative data provisioning models to support large scale financial crimes data sourcing initiatives. Work with a team of Data Analysts and Developers related to Data to ensure best practice and governance is followed. Promoting and applying best practices and standards at a project, program level.
Partners with the business to develop plans, including ongoing success measures, to sustain the change. Accountable for analyzing
present-state, developing alternative future-state approaches and facilitating implementation. Effectively communicates with managers, peers and business partners on deliverables and timelines. Responsible for being Agile and following agile practice. In parallel, ensuring all Enterprise Change Standards are met.

Expertise and demonstrated experience in Teradata and Hadoop ecosystem components: HIVE, HDFS, SPARK
• Strong Data Modelling using Erwin or Power Designer
• Strong grasp and experience in PySpark (2.4 or higher) development
• Skilled in Bigtable design, with HBASE experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of Impala, including demonstrated experience in optimized view design
• Knowledge and implementation experience with RESTer API
• Strong SQL knowledge and data analysis skills
• Familiarity and experience with Autosys scheduler
• Experience in Unix shell scripting
• Strong working experience in Agile methodology
• Working experience with Autosys or other Schedular tools
• Good experience in SDLC, Agile, Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery, and change management - Jira, Bitbucket,Jenkins, Artifactory, Ansible
* Degree from outstanding university
* BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or any quantitative discipline
Scala experience is preferred, but not required
• Familiarity with Python or Java programing language strongly preferred
• Familiarity and working experience with HIVE 3.0 (CDP platform) preferred
• Banking domain experience (especially in compliance and risk)

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

Keywords:

[Hadoop, Hive, PySpark, Teradata, Programming Languages, AutoSys, Banking/Financial Domain]

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class places to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 235058 when responding to this ad.

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