Florida Blue · 6 hours ago
Sr. Hadoop Developer
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expFlorida Blue is part of GuideWell, which has partnered with Magnit as its Managed Service Provider. The Sr. Hadoop Developer will be responsible for the design, development, and operations of systems that manage large amounts of data, including writing code for system designs, enhancing existing programs, and performing unit testing and debugging.
ConsultingHealth CareInsurance
Responsibilities
Write code for moderately complex system designs
Write programs that span platforms
Code and/or create Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Write code for enhancing existing programs or developing new programs
Review code developed by other IT Developers
Provide input to and drive programming standards
Write detailed technical specifications for subsystems
Identify integration points
Report missing elements found in system and functional requirements and explain impacts on subsystem to team members
Consult with other IT Developers, Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Project Managers and vendors
Scope time, resources, etc., required to complete programming projects
Seek review from other IT Developers, Business Analysts, Systems Analysts or Project Managers on estimates
Perform unit testing and debugging
Set test conditions based upon code specifications
May need assistance from other IT Developers and team members to debug more complex errors
Supports transition of application throughout the Product Development life cycle
Document what has to be migrated
May require more coordination points for subsystems
Research vendor products / alternatives
Conducts vendor product gap analysis / comparison
Accountable for including IT Controls and following standard corporate practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity, as well as availability of the application and data processed or output by the application
Qualification
Required
Experience and understanding with unit testing, release procedures, coding design and documentation protocol as well as change management procedures
Proficiency using versioning tools
Thorough knowledge of Information Technology fields and computer systems
Demonstrated organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
Flexible team player
Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities
Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance
Must demonstrate initiative and effective independent decision-making skills
Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately
Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
In-depth understanding of the systems development life cycle
Proficiency programming in more than one object-oriented programming language
Proficiency using standard desktop applications such as MS Suite and flowcharting tools such as Visio
Proficiency using debugging tools
High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy
HADOOP
Spark
Most recent HBase
Experience with No SQL databases (ex. Mongo)
Spark/Kafka streaming
Scala
DB2
5+ years related work experience, Professional experience with technical design and coding in the IT industry
Great verbal and written communication
Experience as a Lead using Cloudera Data Platform (CDP)
Good experience working on cloud-based platforms. Well-versed in cloud architecture, deployment, and management of big data applications, with a strong understanding of cloud security, scalability, and cost optimization. Experience with cloud-based services such as S3, Azure Blob Storage etc
Working knowledge of Snowflake architecture, data modeling, and data warehousing best practices. Hands-on experience working with Snowflake
Ability to analyze existing Spark code, identify areas of improvement, and refactor the code to leverage Snowflake's data warehousing capabilities
Experience with data transformation, data quality, and data validation
Related bachelor's degree or related work experience
Preferred
Experience with Snowflake features such as data clustering, caching, and query optimization is highly desirable
Experience with migrating existing Spark code to write data to Snowflake
Familiarity with Snowflake's APIs and SDKs for seamless integration with Spark
Ability to design and implement ETL workflows that leverage Snowflake's compute capabilities, including but not limited to Snowflake's SQL, Python, and Scala APIs
Company
Florida Blue
Florida Blue is a subsidiary of a not-for-profit health solutions company dedicated to serving all Floridians in the pursuit of health.
5001-10000 employees
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President and CEO
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