Job Title: Data Engineer (Cloudera Platform)

Location: Irving TX

In-Person Drive for below requirement on Thursday (Aug 27th)

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Engineer to play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimizing our next-generation scalable data pipelines. This position requires expertise in processing massive datasets using cutting-edge technologies like Apache Spark, PySpark, and Hive within Cloudera Platform. Your primary objective will be to ensure the utmost data reliability, speed, and efficiency, providing a robust foundation for downstream business intelligence and advanced analytics initiatives.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Data Pipeline Development & Maintenance: Design, build, and maintain highly scalable and efficient ETL/ELT data pipelines utilizing PySpark and Spark SQL , Hive for complex data transformations.

• Data Warehousing & Storage Optimization: Strategically manage data layout, partitioning, and indexing within Apache Hive and various cloud data lake solutions to optimize performance and accessibility.

• Performance Tuning & Optimization: Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in Spark jobs, leveraging Spark UI for in-depth analysis, effectively managing data skewness, and optimizing memory utilization.

• Diverse Data Integration: Develop robust solutions for ingesting high-volume and diverse datasets from both structured relational databases and unstructured flat files into our data ecosystem.

• Automated Workflow Orchestration: Implement and manage automated data workflows using industry-standard scheduling tools like Apache Airflow or platform-native schedulers, ensuring timely and reliable data delivery.

• Strategic Collaboration: Partner closely with data scientists, business analysts, and cross-functional enterprise teams to translate complex business requirements into technically sound and efficient data solutions.

Qualifications:

• Big Data Frameworks Expertise: Demonstrated high proficiency in Apache Spark architecture, including a deep understanding of drivers, executors, and Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs).

• Advanced Programming: Exceptional coding skills in Python and extensive experience with the PySpark API for developing intricate data transformations and processing logic.

• Querying & Schema Management: Strong command of HiveQL and ANSI SQL, coupled with expertise in data partitioning techniques and effective schema definition.

• Optimized Storage Formats: In-depth understanding and practical experience with optimized big data storage file formats such as Parquet, ORC, and Avro.

• Data Warehousing Fundamentals: Solid foundation in Dimensional Data Modeling, including Star and Snowflake schemas, and practical experience with Data Lakes concepts and implementation.

Preferred Qualifications

• CI/CD & DevOps Automation: Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices and automation tools like Git, Jenkins, or Ansible.

• Cloud Ecosyste m Development: Experience in development experience utilizing cloud-native big data utilities (e.g., AWS EMR, AWS Databricks) within major cloud platforms.

• NoSQL Database Integration: Exposure to and experience with NoSQL databases such as HBase, Cassandra, or MongoDB.

• Professional Certifications: Relevant professional certifications on Spark or Data Engineer are highly valued

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