Remote Lead Data Engineer
Remote Lead Data Engineer for a consumer-finance (loans, collections, servicing) data platform: ingests data from RDBMS, REST APIs, files and streams, processes it with big data tools, and builds automated data quality checks. Core stack: Java/Scala/Python, Spark, Kafka, Hadoop/Hive, Airflow, AWS, Snowflake, Docker/Kubernetes.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Data engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7+ years of data engineering experience, ideally in consumer finance (loans, collections, servicing, insurance sales)
- Strong background in math, statistics, computer science, data science or related discipline
- Advanced knowledge of at least one language: Java, Scala, Python, or C#
- Production experience with HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Kafka, Oozie/Airflow, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, Snowflake
- Proficient with data mining/programming tools (e.g. SAS, SQL, R, Python)
- Proficient with database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake, Greenplum)
- Proficient with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Looker, MicroStrategy)
- Comfortable learning and deploying new technologies and tools
- Organizational skills; handle multiple projects and priorities and meet deadlines
- Good written and oral communication; able to present results to non-technical audiences
- Knowledge of business intelligence and analytical tools, technologies and techniques
Nice to have
- AWS certification
- Spark Streaming
- Kafka Streaming / Kafka Connect
- ELK Stack
- Cassandra / MongoDB
- CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitLab, Jira, Confluence
Full description
Remote Lead Data Engineer needs 7+ years experience as data engineer in consumer finance or equivalent industry (consumer loans, collections, servicing, optional product, and insurance sales)
Remote Lead Data Engineer requires:
Strong background in math, statistics, computer science, data science or related discipline
Advanced knowledge one of language: Java, Scala, Python, C#
Production experience with: HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Kafka, Oozie / Airflow, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker / Kubernetes, Snowflake
Proficient with:
Data mining/programming tools (e.g. SAS, SQL, R, Python)
Database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake. and Greenplum)
Data visualization (e.g. Tableau, Looker, MicroStrategy)
Comfortable learning about and deploying new technologies and tools.
Organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and meet established deadlines.
Good written and oral communication skills and ability to present results to non-technical audiences
Knowledge of business intelligence and analytical tools, technologies and techniques.
Familiarity and experience in the following is a plus:
AWS certification
Spark Streaming
Kafka Streaming / Kafka Connect
ELK Stack
Cassandra / MongoDB
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab, Jira, Confluence other related tools
Mandatory Skills Advanced knowledge one of language: Java, Scala, Python, C#? Production experience with: HDFS, YARN, Hive, Spark, Kafka, Oozie / Airflow, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker / Kubernetes, Snowflake
Proficient with Data mining/programming tools (e.g.?SAS, SQL, R, Python) Database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake. and Greenplum)
Remote Lead Data Engineer duties:
Create and manage cloud resources in AWS
Data ingestion from different data sources which exposes data using different technologies, such as: RDBMS, REST HTTP API, flat files, Streams, and Time series data based on various proprietary systems. Implement data ingestion and processing with the help of Big Data technologies
Data processing/transformation using various technologies such as Spark and Cloud Services.
Develop automated data quality check to make sure right data enters the platform and verifying the results of the calculations