Data Engineer

Job title: Data Engineer in Fairfax, VA at ASCENDING

Company: ASCENDING

Job description: Full-time, Remote - Location Requirement: Must be located in the Eastern Time Zone

Available for W-2 or 1099 Individual.Our client, one of the largest Amazon Web Services (AWS) partners for data services, is looking for a true Mid level Big Data Engineer to contribute to join their team of technologists to build and contribute to large-scale, innovative projects. Technological and career growth opportunities are a natural and every day part of the working environment.Responsibilities:

• Analyze system requirements and design responsive algorithms and solutions.


• Use big data and cloud technologies to produce production quality code.


• Engage in performance tuning and scalability engineering.


• Work with team, peers and management to identify objectives and set priorities.


• Perform related SDLC engineering activities like sprint planning and estimation.


• Work effectively in small agile teams.


• Provide creative solutions to problems.


• Identify opportunities for improvement and execute.

• Minimum 4 years of proven professional experience working in the IT industry within U.S.


• Bachelor's in Computer Science or related domain.


• Experience with cloud based Big Data technologies.


• Experience with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark and Hive.


• AWS experience (S3 and EMR).


• Proficiency in Hive / Spark SQL / SQL. Experience with Spark.


• Experience with one or more programming languages like Python, Java, Scala.


• Ability to push the frontier of technology and independently pursue better alternatives.

Expected salary:

Location: Fairfax, VA

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