Data Engineer - PySpark

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. is searching for a Data Engineer - PySpark for a right to hire assignment with a premier financial services client in Rutherford, NJ. The role involves designing and maintaining data pipelines using PySpark, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver data solutions, and ensuring data quality and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable data pipelines using PySpark
• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines using PySpark to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from various sources into data lakes and data warehouses
• Develop and maintain scalable data processing jobs and frameworks using Apache Spark with Python (PySpark)
• Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality data solutions
• Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and alerting for data pipelines to ensure data accuracy and reliability
• Optimize existing PySpark jobs for performance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness
• Manage and process large datasets, ensuring data governance, security, and compliance
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in data pipelines and data processing jobs
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to architectural discussions, and promote best practices in data engineering
• Stay informed about new PySpark features, big data technologies, and industry best practices
• Document data pipelines, data models, and processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related quantitative field
• 7-10 years of experience as a Data Engineer, with significant experience specifically in PySpark
• Strong proficiency in Python programming
• Extensive experience with Apache Spark, including Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, and DataFrame API
• Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and ETL principles
• Proficiency in SQL for data querying and manipulation
• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, HDFS, Hive, or similar
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their data services (e.g., S3, ADLS, Google Cloud Storage, EMR, Databricks, Glue)
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• Requires a strong understanding of big data technologies, data warehousing concepts, and the ability to work with large datasets to support analytics, reporting, and machine learning initiatives
• Master's degree in a related field
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory, AWS Step Functions)
• Knowledge of stream processing technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis)
• Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
• Familiarity with data governance tools and practices
• Experience in a CI/CD environment