Data analytics architect - Hadoop ecosystem

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

Job summary

Samsung SDSA is looking for a senior Data Analytics Architect in San Jose, California. This role involves designing scalable and distributed systems as part of the Data Analytics Team. Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience and the ability to provide architectural guidance.

The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of the Hadoop stack, experience with Java, and a strong background in analytics technologies. Samsung offers a dynamic environment with a focus on employee development and innovation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in designing scalable, distributed systems.
• Proficiency in various data analytics and programming technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to define solution requirements.
• Design scalable data analytics platforms.
• Make architectural decisions for data analytics solutions.
• Evaluate and select data analytics technologies.
• Support development lead in architecturally significant requirements.
• Mentor developers in the analytics team.

Skills

Hadoop stack knowledge

Business Intelligence frameworks and ETL tools

Java programming

Unified Modeling Language

RDBMS and SQL

Architectural REST style

Machine learning methods

Scala programming

Play web framework

Spark ecosystem knowledge

Education

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

Job description

Data analytics architect - Hadoop ecosystem

Full-time

Our Employees Are Among The Most Talented People In Their Fields And The Key To Our Success

At Samsung, we encourage our employees to showcase their talent through our diverse corporate culture. Our strength is our people. Each individual makes an impact to the company and plays a vital role in contributing to the company’s success. Our employees are motivated and passionate. We foster innovative thinking through an enthusiastic work environment. Through synergistic collaboration with other brilliant minds, we build some of the most advanced technology.

In order to retain our talented workforce, we provide an excellent benefits package. We encourage a healthy work-life balance so that our employees are satisfied and more productive. We focus on developing our employees by providing them with the right tools and empowering them to succeed. Employee development is a key component of the continuing growth of our business. Our employee development programs help to create a workforce that is well-rounded.

We are 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.

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

Skills:

Required

• 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

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