Big Data Architect

Limited domestic travel and/or occasional relocation to multiple client locations nationwide to analyze, design, develop, lead application development; lead/coordinate SCRUM meetings/calls, track and resolve development issues. Work with DB2 stored procedures, multiload, fastload, fast export, TPT utilities. Utilize Informatica Power Center, Workflow Manager/Monitor to extract files from Oracle source systems. Develop standard/reusable mappings. Work in multiplatform environment. Perform code migration, test, audit, troubleshoot existing applications.

Software Developer MS+2 or BS+5. (CS, any Eng or Technology field). Experience to include big data architect, Hadoop, Mad Reduce, Apache Spark and Data Stage.

Job location:

North Chicago, IL. Available for employment at various worksites in US.

Location:

North Chicago, IL. Duration: 12+ Months Contract.

We are currently seeking a senior mobile UI/UX designer to work with our team on the web/mobile application we have under development. The designer will start with a current in-house prototype and carry out a complete design to achieve the most effective and compelling user experience for the particular demographic[s] we are targeting. The initial application is for web & iOS, and the designer will work closely with our product team, and our iOS developers.

• Create wireframes, storyboards and user flows to communicate design.
• Present and defend design proposals to marketing, engineering and executives.
• Propose designs that are innovative.
• Emphasize directions that are feasible in fast product time frames.
• Work with a team using agile approach with biweekly iterations.
• Carry out user research and usability studies to evaluate the design.
• Design for a range of mobile devices, initially iOS.

• UI/UX design experience, 3+ years with web and iOS applications.
• One or more applications successfully launched in the App Store.
• Experience with design & mockup tools such as Photoshop, Omnigraffle, InDesign, Balsamiq, and InVision.
• Work closely with UI developer teams to deliver applications.
• Design and conduct user and usability studies to inform design.
• Experience with wellness and/or speech recognition apps is a big plus.

Over 8 years of experience in BI Reporting with over 4 years of experience working with Qlik View and Qlik Sense.

• Strong Qlik View Application design and development experience, including Loading data from Multiple Data sources, complex Data Model design and high performance UI development.
• Strong Qlik Sense technical skills to develop Dashboards and Analytical solutions.
• Acting as Qlik View SME and design dashboard for business users.
• Develop Qlikview reports to analyze data from multiple data sources like big data, Oracle, SQL Server, Access, Excel, Flat Files, etc.
• Qlik Sense QMC side experience on creating tasks and triggers.
• Qlik Sense Architecture and Server knowledge.
• Exposure to Qlik Sense Mashup, Extension Objects, Java Script/HTML is a big plus.
• Expert level skill in Dashboard UX design (layouts, integrating maps, color schemes, etc).

• Experience in data analysis with strong SQL Background and need to have strong analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills. Ability to facilitate meetings and requirement sessions.
• Strong SQL skills to assist with data analysis for new IT projects.
• Experience with data preparation, analysis/mining and visualizing the results.
• Gathering and documenting application functional requirements.
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of business process design techniques.
• Develop business process flows and process maps.
• Assist with gap analysis highlighting current state, future state and client needs.
• Conduct performance and integration testing.
• Develop application functional specifications for all levels of complexity.
• Experience with big data, data lake and Data warehouse is a plus.
• Experience with any reporting tool like Qlik View, Cognos is a plus.
• Assist in the development of the project plan for your team.

• Work with business users to obtain information requirements.
• Hands on Experience with Hadoop environment (including Hive, Impala, Sqoop, HBASE, etc).
• Mastery of various data modeling paradigms for both structured and unstructured data.
• Mastery of various data querying languages (such as SQL and HiveQL).
• Perform analysis on data sources to verify expected data content, relationships and quality.
• Evolve Business Intelligence solutions and data models to meet new and changing business requirements.
• Develop processes for capturing and maintaining metadata from all data warehousing components (from databases and big data repositories to data access tool catalogs).
• Proactively monitor data quality; provide direction and guidance in improving the data load process.
• Be proactive, motivated and flexible.
• Possess analytical skills and have the ability to support and manage multiple priorities.
• 7+ years of…