Senior Data Engineer​/Data Architect

Overview

A client of Innova Solutions is immediately hiring for a Senior Data Engineer/Data Architect (Bigdata Focused).

Position type: Fulltime Contract

Duration: 12-18 Months contract (Long-Term)

Location: Jersey City, NJ — Hybrid Position: 3 Days Onsite and 2 Days Remote per week. Hybrid schedule requirement of a minimum of 3 days per week Onsite and 2 days Remote work in a week.

Note: This is a contract role with hybrid work expectations.

Senior Data Engineer/Data Architect will be responsible for hands-on application development to support current and target processes across the SDLC – design, build, test, deploy, and support. The role will work closely with technical leads and Product Owners to deliver data, analytics and reporting functionalities in the target platform.

Technical Expertise:

• Significant 10-12 years of experience in Oracle SQL programming and development
• Deep understanding of PySpark development principles, including RDDs, Data Frames, transformations, and actions, with ability to write optimized, scalable Spark jobs
• Strong grasp of object-oriented programming concepts and how they apply within PySpark for modular, reusable, and maintainable code
• Experience designing and implementing data pipelines using PySpark and related big data tools, ensuring efficient ingestion, processing, and delivery of large datasets
• Hands-on knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem components (HDFS, YARN) and Hive for distributed data storage and query optimization
• Experience in deep data analysis, triaging, identifying data gaps, patterns, and behaviours to support enhancements and user requests
• Experience working with large data sets (~100 million records) and optimizing performance for scalability
• Ensure data integrity, security, and performance in modernized database environments
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize Spark jobs for performance, including partitioning strategies, caching, and understanding of Spark execution plans
• Ability to lead migration of legacy database modules over to big-data stack

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Leadership and team collaboration skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Extensive experience (minimum 8-10 years) in data architecture, database design, or data engineering roles, with a focus on big data
• Experience working with large-scale data projects, preferably within the financial services industry

• Hadoop
• Spark
• Oracle
• Teradata

The ideal candidate will have:
Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Database Design, Oracle, Teradata,
Bigdata Hadoop Ecosystem, PySpark / Spark
, SQL/PLSQL, Large Scale Data Projects, and Financial/Banking domain experience.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration. This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis. Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW.

Thank you!

Sunil Nanda

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Pay Range: Between $65.00 – $68.00 per hour

Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate’s education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Innova Solutions offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include:
Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal &  protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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