Data Platform Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; Alpharetta (GA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale data pipelines on Hadoop and related ecosystems while supporting analytics, ML, and reporting workloads. The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and cost efficiency in production environments, with a focus on cloud-enabled data platforms and modern data engineering practices.

The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise across the Hadoop ecosystem and strong software engineering

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience with big-data pipelines on Hadoop.
• Hands-on Spark experience in production (Scala, Python, or Java).
• Solid experience with Hive, HDFS, Sqoop, and HBase in data platforms.
• Experience with streaming platforms such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, or Flink.
• Strong SQL and experience with relational and NoSQL stores.
• Experience with Airflow or Oozie for workflow orchestration.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, including partitioning and fault tolerance.
• Strong Python or Shell scripting skills and strong debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large-scale data processing pipelines and analytics platforms on Hadoop and related ecosystems.
• Collaborate with analytics, ML, and engineering teams to ensure reliable, performant, and cost-efficient data platforms.

Skills

Big-data pipelines design

Spark (Scala/Python/Java)

SQL & NoSQL data stores

Streaming data platforms

Workflow orchestration

Python or Shell scripting

Distributed systems fundamentals

Troubleshooting and documentation

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Hive

HDFS

Sqoop

HBase

Kafka

Spark Streaming

Flink

Airflow

Oozie

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title: Data Platform Engineer

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range: $100,000–$150,000 Annually

Experience Required: 6+ years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale data processing pipelines and analytics platforms on Hadoop and related big-data ecosystems. In this role you will be responsible for ingesting, transforming, and analyzing massive volumes of structured and unstructured data to support enterprise analytics, machine learning, and reporting workloads. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise across the Hadoop ecosystem with strong software engineering fundamentals and a clear understanding of how to deliver reliable, performant, and cost-effective data platforms in production environments.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience designing and operating big-data pipelines on Hadoop.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Apache Spark (Scala, Python, or Java) in production environments.
• Solid experience with Hive, HDFS, Sqoop, HBase, and the broader Hadoop ecosystem.
• Hands-on experience with streaming data platforms such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, or Flink.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with both relational and NoSQL data stores.
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or Oozie.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts, including partitioning, replication, and fault tolerance.
• Strong scripting skills in Python or Shell.
• Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating Hadoop on cloud platforms such as AWS EMR, Azure HDInsight, or Databricks.
• Familiarity with modern lakehouse formats (Delta, Iceberg, Hudi).
• Exposure to data governance tooling such as Apache Atlas or Collibra.
• Experience with Kubernetes-based data platforms (Spark-on-K8s, Trino).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code in data engineering workflows.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (BV Teck) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

BV Teck expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.