Summary
Job Title: Lead Bid Data Engineer Location: Hybrid (Illinois City, IL,)
Job Type: W2-Contract
Work Authorization: H1B, GC-EAD & OPT-EAD
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design, code, test, document, and maintain high-quality and scalable big data solutions
- Help drive agile processes and mentor junior level members of the team
- Research, evaluate, and deploy new tools, frameworks and patterns to help build a sustainable big data platform
- Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement of existing solutions
- Define and develop APIs for integration with various data sources in the enterprise
- Translate customer requirements into solution design
- Participate with prototypes as well as design and code reviews
- Make accurate development effort estimates to assist management in project and resource planning
- Keep skills up to date through ongoing self-directed training
- Collaborate with management, quality assurance, architecture, and other development teams
- Write technical documentation and participate in production support
Leverage enterprise-approved AI tools to streamline workflows, automate tasks, and drive continuous improvement You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of hands-on software development experience
- 5+ years of experience in distributed systems technologies like Spark and Hadoop
- 3+ years of experience in technologies like Databricks, and Snowflake
- 3+ years of experience with Agile/SCRUM methodology
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in CS or IT related field OR equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience with Python, JSON and Web Services
- 4+ years of experience in Kafka streaming
- 2+ years with NoSQL databases (Cassandra preferred)
- 2+ years working with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience in infrastructure services on at least one major cloud platform (Azure preferred)
- Demonstrated experience mentoring and helping others grow
- Thorough understanding of service-oriented architecture (SOA) concepts
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.