Exciting Career Opportunity at Bigspark
POSITION: Data Engineer
About Bigspark
Bigspark, a UK-based consultancy that delivers next-generation data platforms and solutions with a focus on exciting technologies such as Apache Spark and Apache Kafka, and works on projects in Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Streaming, and Data Science, is looking for a Data Engineer to join our offshore team in Ghana on a contract basis in a remote, work-from-home capacity.
We provide our clients with the foundation for modern analytics by specializing in DevOps, distributed computing, machine learning, and the adoption of successful open-source projects. We focus on backend development, infrastructure automation, and performance engineering for large-scale data workloads.
Your Role
In your hands-on work as Data Engineer, you will
- Adhere and contribute to our delivery principles.
- Create and support scalable, adaptable, and highly accessible data pipelines for heterogeneous datasets to power downstream applications.
- Join a team that specializes in either Python, Java, or Scala.
- Interact with stakeholders and program management to understand the customer requirements.
- Solution Design: Using specified architectural components to agree on an acceptable design.
- Deliver software development for clients, while collaborating with team members at diverse levels around the world.
Your Skills, Experience, and Qualifications
- Education to at least BSc (Hons) level, particularly in Computer Science, Data Science, or Mathematics
- Requirements: Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in a commercial software environment – Demonstrated ability to deliver numerous solutions using approaches like data modeling, DWH, lakes, ETL, ELT, virtualization, and streaming.
- Experience with one or more of the following tools: Hadoop, Spark, Hive/Impala, Kafka, and Snowflake.
- Experience with storage formats Avro, Parquet, and ORC
- Proficient with object-oriented programming languages (Python, C#, Java, and Scala)
- Experience integrating databases (SQL/NoSQL) and processing data at scale
- Understanding of source control management, such as GitHub.
- Experience using CI tools (Jenkins) or understanding their role
- Flexible in learning and dealing with new technologies.
How We Help You Succeed.
- 25 days paid vacation in addition to 8 UK public holidays.
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Training Allowance
- Remote work from home.
- Company laptop
How to Apply for this Career Opportunity at Bigspark
Closing Date: October 14, 2024
NOTE:
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