Seeking a Senior PySpark Developer with Spark and Java skills for 100% Remote position working with Healthcare Big Data.

Responsibilities

• PySpark Engineer with knowledge in Scala or Python
• Java experience is a must
• Experience with unit testing, release procedures, coding design and documentation protocol as well as change management procedures
• 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
• May include database knowledge in; SQL, MySQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, dBase, MS Access, etc
• Responsible for development, programming, coding of Information Technology solutions using Python
• Responsible for documentation of the system, conduct unit tests, peer code reviews and maintenance of internally developed applications, evaluation and performance testing of purchased products.
• Responsible for including IT Controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, as well as availability of the application and data processed or output by the application.
• Excellent understanding of RESTful Architecture style.
• We expect the candidate to have ability to take methodical approach to evaluate various libraries with pros and cons to meet business / technical requirements.
• Excellent understanding of Python programming mode and required libraries to develop REST API Services.
• Must have demonstrated experience developing REST APIs using Python.
• Must have demonstrated experience processing batch files using Python.
• Must have demonstrated experience developing scheduling of batch processes
• Proficiency using standard desktop applications such as MS Suite and flowcharting tools such as Visio
• High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy

Tech stack

• PySpark
• Python
• Java
• Spark

Requirements

• 5-8 years of IT development/programming/coding professional work experience using either Scala or Python required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or relevant work experience