Sr Application Architect - Hadoop

HCSC Group; United States; Remote; USD 112,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is seeking a highly skilled IT professional to ensure alignment of project designs with the application architecture roadmap. You will support project and product teams on design activities and define how packages, databases, and middleware interact to maximize coverage.

You will act as SME for products requiring integration into the application. The role requires experience with design, configuration, cloud/SaaS/PaaS, and DevOps tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 5+ years IT experience or technical certification/college courses and 7+ years IT experience or 9+ years IT experience.
• Experience in application and/or product feature design.
• Experience in application configuration.
• Experience in application development platforms and/or languages (HTML/CSS/Java/ASP.Net/PHPCS/Ruby/C#).
• Experience in cloud computing (SaaS/PaaS).
• Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment/integration tools.

Responsibilities

• Align project designs with the application architecture roadmap.
• Support project/product teams on functional and technical design activities.
• Define interactions between application packages, databases, and middleware systems to optimize functional coverage.
• Act as SME for products requiring integration into the application.

Skills

Problem solving/analytical thinking

Teamwork and collaboration

Experience in iterative/agile/scrum

Application design experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Technical Certification/College Courses

Tools

Bamboo

Jenkins

RallyDev

Jira

Job description

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers.

Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for ensuring alignment of project specific designs with application architecture roadmap; supporting project and/or product teams on functional and technical design activities; defining the interaction between application packages, databases, and middleware systems to optimize product functional coverage; acting as subject matter expert (SME) for products that require integration into the application.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree and 5 years Information Technology experience OR Technical Certification and/or College Courses and 7 year Information Technology experience OR 9 years Information Technology experience.
• Experience in application and/or product feature design.
• Experience in application configuration
• Experience in application development platforms and/or languages (HTML/CSS/Java/ASP.Net/PHCSC/Ruby/C#).
• Experience in cloud computing (SaaS / PaaS).
• Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process and tools (Bamboo, jenkins, RallyDev, Jira).
• Experience in integration technologies ( Tibco/Informatica/CAS).
• Experience in iterative and/or agile and/or scrum development.
• Experience in solution architecture.
• Application domain knowledge.
• Prototyping.
• Problem solving / analytical thinking.
• Teamwork and collaboration.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Linux/Unix Proficiency: Deep understanding of Linux OS, command-line operations, file systems, process management, and shell scripting (Bash/Perl), as Hadoop primarily runs on Linux
• Core Hadoop Ecosystem: Practical knowledge of Hadoop architecture including HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) for storage, YARN for resource management, and MapReduce
• Cluster Management & Monitoring: Experience with tools like Apache Ambari Nagios, Ganglia, or enterprise distributions like Cloudera Manager to track cluster health
• Ecosystem Tools: Familiarity with supporting data tools commonly integrated with Hadoop, such as Hive, HBase, Spark, and Sqoop
• Cluster Management & Schedulers: Familiarity with cluster coordination/job flows through tools like Zoo Keeper or Oozie.
• Networking & Hardware Basics: Understanding of CPU, memory, storage configurations, and network bottlenecks in distributed node environments
• Automation & Security: Knowledge of configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible) and security/authentication protocols like Kerberos
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in Java, Python, or Scala for writing robust backend code and MapReduce jobs
• Complementary Frameworks: Knowledge of Apache Spark for fast, high-level data processing

NOTE: This is a WFH role. Sponsorship is not available including if you are currently on OPT.

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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards.

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plansubject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

HCSC Employment Statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Base Pay Range

$112,200.00 - $202,600.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.