Big Data Engineer - Intermediate- NYC - Information Technology - Analysts

MassGenics, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking a Big Data Engineer - Intermediate to join our NYC-based contract-to-hire engagement. You will architect and implement cloud-native data pipelines in AWS, ensuring robust data models and scalable pipelines across multiple business areas.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with Spark, Python/Java, and modern data tooling, along with CI/CD and Kubernetes. You will collaborate across teams to deliver resilient data platforms and analytics capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software/data engineering and related fields.

Responsibilities

• Architect and oversee design of complex data solutions.
• Guide evolution of data models to support new use cases.
• Build and manage cloud-native data pipelines in AWS.
• Develop end-to-end analytical systems and translate business needs into data requirements.
• Maintain and enhance existing data applications across lifecycle stages.
• Coach team on data quality, testing, and deployment best practices.

Skills

Spark

Python

Java

AWS

Data modeling

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Airflow

Glue

Job description

Job Description

We're Looking for a Big Data Engineer - Intermediate- NYC

Position type: Contract to Hire

Duration: 6+ Months

As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for maintaining critical data pipelines and architectures across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job responsibilities

• Architect and oversee the design of complex data solutions that meet diverse business needs and customer requirements.
• Guide the evolution of logical and physical data models to support emerging business use cases and technological advancements.
• Build and manage end-to-end cloud-native data pipelines in AWS, leveraging your hands‑on expertise with AWS components.
• Build analytical systems from the ground up, providing architectural direction, translating business issues into specific requirements, and identifying appropriate data to support solutions.
• Work across the Service Delivery Lifecycle on engineering major/minor enhancements and ongoing maintenance of existing applications.
• Conduct feasibility studies, capacity planning, and process redesign/re-engineering of complex integration solutions.
• Help others build code to extract raw data, coach the team on techniques to validate its quality, and apply your deep data knowledge to ensure the correct data is ingested across the pipeline.
• Guide the development of data tools used to transform, manage, and access data, and advise the team on writing and validating code to test the storage and availability of data platforms for resilience.
• Oversee the implementation of performance monitoring protocols across data pipelines, coaching the team on building visualizations and aggregations to monitor pipeline health.
• Coach others on implementing solutions and self‑healing processes that minimize points of failure across multiple product features.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 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

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies
• Experience designing and building REST API services using Java
• Exposure to cloud technologies - knowledge on Hybrid cloud architectures

Proficient in Big Data application development skills as well as multiple design techniques Working proficiency in Big Data development toolset to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software Strong understanding of Agile methodologies with ability to work in at least one of the common frameworks Strong understanding of techniques such as Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Test Driven Development, Cloud Development, application resiliency and security Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming languages Working proficiency in a portion of software engineering disciplines and demonstrates understanding of overall software skills including business analysis, development, testing, deployment, maintenance and improvement of software

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range*: $80/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.

Benefits:Innova Solutions offersbenefits( basedon eligibility) that include the following: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 & ID theft protection,Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law),Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: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 tooperateas leaders within their fields.

Recent Recognitions:

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, 2024-2025)

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, &HireGenics)

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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