Senior Data Engineer with Python and Pyspark

Position Title: Senior Data Engineer with Python and Pyspark Location: Jersey City, NJ Duration: Contract Job responsibilities Duties and responsibilities • Collaborate with the team to build out features for the data platform and consolidate data assets • Build, maintain and optimize data pipelines built using Spark • Advise, consult, and coach other data professionals on standards and practices • Work with the team to define company data assets • Migrate CMS' data platform into Chase's environment • Partner with business analysts and solutions architects to develop technical architectures for strategic enterprise projects and initiatives • Build libraries to standardize how we process data • Loves to teach and learn, and knows that continuous learning is the cornerstone of every successful engineer • Has a solid understanding of AWS tools such as EMR or Glue, their pros and cons and is able to intelligently convey such knowledge • Implement automation on applicable processes Mandatory Skills: • 5 years of experience in a data engineering position • Proficiency is Python (or similar) and SQL • Strong experience building data pipelines with Spark • Strong verbal & written communication • Strong analytical and problem solving skills • Experience with relational datastores, NoSQL datastores and cloud object stores • Experience building data processing infrastructure in AWS • Bonus: Experience with infrastructure as code solutions, preferably Terraform • Bonus: Cloud certification • Bonus: Production experience with ACID compliant formats such as Hudi, Iceberg or Delta Lake • Bonus: Familiar with data observability solutions, data governance frameworks Requirements Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Programming or similar is preferred Right to work Experience with Databricks Must have legal right to work in the USA Job responsibilities Your experience in public cloud migrations of complex systems, anticipating problems, and finding ways to mitigate risk, will be key in leading numerous public cloud initiatives Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems Own end-to-end platform issues & help provide solutions to platform build and performance issues on the AWS Cloud & ensure the deliverables are bug free Drive, support, and deliver on a strategy to build broad use of Amazon's utility computing web services (e.g., AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS RDS, AWS CloudFront, AWS EFS, AWS DynamoDB, CloudWatch, EKS, ECS, MFTS, ALB, NLB) Design resilient, secure, and high performing platforms in Public Cloud using company best practices Measure and optimize system performance, with an eye toward pushing our capabilities forward, getting ahead of customer needs, and innovating to continually improve Provide primary operational support and engineering for the public cloud platform and debug and optimize systems and automate routine tasks Collaborate with a cross-functional team to develop real-world solutions and positive user experiences at every interaction Drive Game days, Resiliency tests and Chaos engineering exercises Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10 years applied experience Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - Java, Python, Go A strong understanding of business technology drivers and their impact on architecture design, performance and monitoring, best practices Design and building web environments on AWS, which includes working with services like EC2, ALB, NLB, Aurora Postgres, DynamoDB, EKS, ECS fargate, MFTS, SQS/SNS, S3 and Route53 Advanced in modern technologies such as: Java version 8, Spring Boot, Restful Microservices, AWS or Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes. Experience using DevOps tools in a cloud environment, such as Ansible, Artifactory, Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Maven, and Sonar Qube Experience and knowledge of writing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and Environment-as-Code (EaC), using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform Experience with high volume, SLA critical applications, and building upon messaging and or event-driven architectures Deep understanding of financial industry and their IT systems Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Expert in one or more programming language(s) preferably Java AWS Associate level certification in Developer, Solutions Architect or DevOps Experience in building the AWS infrastructure like EKS, EC2, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, MFTS, Route53, ALB, NLB Experience with high volume, mission critical applications, and building upon messaging and or event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka Experience with logging, observability and monitoring tools including Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, CloudWatch or Grafana Experience in automation and continuous delivery methods using Shell scripts, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, Spinnaker Experience with microservices architecture, high volume, SLA critical applications and their interdependencies with other applications, microservices and databases Experience developing process, tooling, and methods to help improve operational maturity Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.