Spark Scala Developer - Hybrid / Leeds - £450-£550

Spark Scala Developer - Scala / Apache Spark - Hybrid / Leeds - £450-£550

Spark Scala Developer to join our client, one of the biggest financial services organizations in the world, with operations in more than 38 countries. It has an IT infrastructure of 200,000+ servers, 20,000+ database instances, and over 150 PB of data.

As a Spark Scala Engineer, you will have the responsibility to refactor Legacy ETL code, for example DataStage into PySpark using Prophecy low-code no-code and available converters. Converted code is causing failures/performance issues.

Your responsibilities;

As a Spark Scala Engineer you will be working for the GDT (Global Data Technology) Team, you will be responsible for:

• Designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines using Apache Spark and Scala
• Working on an Enterprise scale Cloud infrastructure and Cloud Services in one of the Clouds (GCP).

Mandatory Skills;

• At least 8+ Years of IT Experience with designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines.
• At least 4+ Years of experience with designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines using Apache Spark and Scala.
• Programming languages: Proficiency in Scala and Spark is essential. Familiarity with Python and SQL is often a plus.
• Big Data technologies: Understanding of HDFS, Kafka, Hive, and cloud platforms is valuable.
• Data engineering concepts: Knowledge of data warehousing, data pipelines, data modeling, and data cleansing techniques is crucial.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills: You should be able to analyze complex data problems, design efficient solutions, and troubleshoot issues.
• Communication and collaboration: The ability to communicate effectively with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders is essential.

Good to have skills;

• Machine learning libraries: Familiarity with Spark ML or other machine learning libraries in Scala can be advantageous.
• Cloud computing experience: Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP for data pipelines deployment is a plus.
• DevOps tools: Knowledge of DevOps tools like Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes) can be beneficial.

Spark Scala Developer - Scala / Apache Spark - Hybrid / Leeds - £450-£550

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