Python AWS Spark Engineer - Intermediate - Plano TX

Position type:
Contract to Hire. Duration: 12+ Months.

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Extensive experience in managing the full lifecycle of data, from collection and storage to analysis and reporting.
• Proficiency in one or more large-scale data processing distributions such as Java or Python Spark along with knowledge on Data Pipeline (DPL), Data Modeling, Data warehouse, Data Migration and so-on.
• Hands‑on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages.
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and critical thinking skills;
  Strong documentation skills
• Proficiency in Python or Java and proficiency in Spark
• Hands‑on experience on AWS services and its components along with good understanding on Kubernetes. AWS Data Services:
  Proficiency in Lake formation, Glue ETL (or) EMR, S3, Glue Catalog, Athena, Kinesis (or) MSK, Airflow (or) Lambda + Step Functions + Event Bridge.
• Data De/Serialization:
  Expertise in at least 2 of the formats:
  Parquet, Iceberg, AVRO, JSON-L
• AWS Data Security:
  Good Understanding of security concepts such as:
  Lake formation, IAM, Service roles, Encryption, KMS, Secrets Manager

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Experience designing and building REST API services using Java
• Exposure to cloud technologies - knowledge on Hybrid cloud architectures
• Dev Ops:
  Linux Scripting, Jenkins, Git, CI/CD, JIRA, TDD skills

Pay Range*: $ 60/HR.

* 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.

• Medical & pharmacy coverage
• Dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Health saving 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
• Other types of paid leaves (as required by law)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

• Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024)
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, )
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US
  - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US
  - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & Hire Genics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

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