Big Data Engineer- SPARK, SCALA, AWS

Role- Big data engineer (Spark, Scala, AWS)

We are looking for a Data Engineer with strong experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and high-performance ETL/data processing pipelines. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in Apache Spark, Scala, AWS EMR, and Amazon S3, along with a strong understanding of big data technologies and cloud-based data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable batch and big data processing pipelines using Apache Spark and Scala.
• Build, deploy, and manage large-scale data processing solutions on AWS EMR.
• Utilize Amazon S3 as the primary data lake and storage layer for ingesting, storing, and processing structured and unstructured data.
• Optimize Spark applications for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Develop reusable frameworks and components for data ingestion, transformation, validation, and processing.
• Collaborate with data architects, business analysts, application teams, and stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver robust data solutions.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, security, and governance across all data pipelines.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues related to data workflows and processing jobs.
• Support deployment, release management, and ongoing maintenance of data platforms.
• Follow best practices related to coding standards, testing, documentation, version control, and CI/CD processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience in Scala programming.
• Extensive experience with Apache Spark for large-scale distributed data processing.
• Proven experience working with AWS EMR for big data workloads.
• Strong knowledge of Amazon S3 and modern data lake architectures.
• Solid understanding of ETL/ELT design principles and data pipeline development.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large and complex datasets.
• Good understanding of cloud-based architecture, performance tuning, job monitoring, and operational support.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git/GitHub.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.