Offer summary

Qualifications:

Educated to at least BSc (Hons) level in Computer Science, Data Science, or Mathematics., 3-5 years of experience in a commercial software environment., Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala., Experience with big data tools like Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka..

Key responsibilities:

Develop and support scalable and highly available data pipelines.

Interact with stakeholders to understand client requirements.

Deliver software development while collaborating with global team members.

Contribute to solution design using predefined architectural components.

Job description

Data Engineer - Ghana - 6 Month Contract

About bigspark

bigspark, a UK based consultancy delivering next level data platforms and solutions with a focus on exciting technologies including Apache Spark, Apache Kafka and working on projects within Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Streaming and Data Science is looking for a Data Engineer to join our offshore team in Ghana on a contract basis in a remote, work from home capacity.

We provide the backbone for modern analytics to our clients through expertise in DevOps, distributed computing, machine learning and adoption of proven open source projects. We specialise in backend development, infrastructure automation and performance engineering for data workloads at scale.

Your Role

In your hands-on role of Data Engineer you will

Adhere and contribute to our delivery principles
Develop and support scalable, extensible, and highly available data pipelines on heterogeneous datasets that power downstream applications
Join a team with skills in either Python, Java, Scala..
Interact with stakeholders and program management to understand client requirements
Solution Design - Using predefined architectural components to agree an acceptable design
Deliver software development for clients, whilst collaborating with team members at various levels across the globe

Your Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Educated to at least BSc (Hons) level - preferably in Computer Science, Data Science or Mathematics
At least 3-5 years in a commercial software environment
Experience delivering multiple solutions using key techniques such as Data Modelling, DWH, Lakes, ETL, ELT, Virtualisation & Streaming
Big data stack experience in one or more of the tools - Hadoop, Spark, Hive/Impala, Kafka, Snowflake
Experience of storage formats Avro, Parquet, ORC
Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages (Python, C#, Java, Scala)
Experience with database integrations (SQL/NoSQL) and processing data at scale
Understanding of source control management e.g. GitHub
Experience in use of CI tools (Jenkins) or an understanding of their role
Flexible in learning and working with new technologies

Required profile