Data analytics Architect

MOTOCOL; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology firm is seeking a Senior Software Architect in San Jose, California. Candidates should have extensive experience in designing scalable, distributed systems and providing architectural guidance for a Big Data Platform. The role demands proficiency in Java, Hadoop, and analytics frameworks, along with a relevant degree. The ideal candidate will collaborate with teams to define requirements and mentor developers, thriving in a dynamic environment. Confidentiality is assured as per EEO guidelines.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in designing scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience mentoring developers in analytics team.
• Self-driven with problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business analysts and data scientists to articulate solution requirements.
• Design scalable data analytics platforms and solutions.
• Provide architectural guidance for analytics solutions.

Skills

Hadoop stack (Map reduce, HDFS, Hive, Pig, Zookeeper)

Business Intelligence frameworks and ETL tools

Java programming language

Unified Modeling Language

RDBMS and SQL

REST architectural style

Machine learning methods and libraries (e.g. Weka, Mahout, Sci-kit)

Scala programming language

Play web framework

Spark ecosystem

Education

B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related field

Job description

Our client is seeking a senior software architect with at least 8 years of experience in designing scalable, distributed systems to join the Data Analytics Team. This role is expected to provide architectural guidance to the analytics team as it builds and evolves a Big Data Platform, and as analytics solutions are instantiated on top of the platform. The architect is expected to be self-driven, take charge in identifying and fixing problems, and excel in a fast changing, growing environment.

Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business analysts and data scientists in eliciting and articulating solution requirements;
• Design scalable data analytics platform and solutions;
• Make architectural decisions for the data analytics platform and solutions;
• Assess, benchmark and select data analytics technologies to be added to the big data platform;
• Support development lead in determining architecturally significant requirements for data analytics solutions;
• Provide guidance and mentor developers in the data analytics team
• Required Experience: 10+ years

Mandatory Skills:

• In-depth knowledge on the Hadoop stack (Map reduce, HDFS, Hive, Pig, Zookeeper)
• Experience with Business Intelligence frameworks and ETL tools
• Proficiency in the Java programming language
• Proficiency in the Unified Modeling Language
• Experience with RDBMS and SQL
• Experience architecting systems following the REST architectural style
• Experience with machine learning methods and libraries (e.g. Weka, Mahout, Sci-kit)
• Practical experience with the Scala programming language (desirable)
• Practical experience with the Play web framework (desirable)
• High-level knowledge on the Spark eco-system
• B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related field is required

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.