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Job Description
- Req#: CREQ218301
Role: Data Engineer
Key Skill: Pyspark, Cloudera Data Platfrorm, Big data – Hadoop, Hive, Kafka
Responsibilities
· Data Pipeline Development: Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable and optimized ETL pipelines using PySpark on the Cloudera Data Platform, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
· Data Ingestion: Implement and manage data ingestion processes from a variety of sources (e.g., relational databases, APIs, file systems) to the data lake or data warehouse on CDP.
· Data Transformation and Processing: Use PySpark to process, cleanse, and transform large datasets into meaningful formats that support analytical needs and business requirements.
· Performance Optimization: Conduct performance tuning of PySpark code and Cloudera components, optimizing resource utilization and reducing runtime of ETL processes.
· Data Quality and Validation: Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and validation routines to ensure data accuracy and reliability throughout the pipeline.
· Automation and Orchestration: Automate data workflows using tools like Apache Oozie, Airflow, or similar orchestration tools within the Cloudera ecosystem.
Technical Skills
· 3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, with a strong focus on PySpark and the Cloudera Data Platform PySpark: Advanced proficiency in PySpark, including working with RDDs, DataFrames, and optimization techniques.
· Cloudera Data Platform : Strong experience with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) components, including Cloudera Manager, Hive, Impala, HDFS, and HBase.
· Data Warehousing: Knowledge of data warehousing concepts, ETL best practices, and experience with SQL-based tools (e.g., Hive, Impala).
· Big Data Technologies : Familiarity with Hadoop, Kafka, and other distributed computing tools.
· Orchestration and Scheduling: Experience with Apache Oozie, Airflow, or similar orchestration frameworks.
· Scripting and Automation : Strong scripting skills in Linux.
About the company
Virtusa Corporation is an American information technology services company founded in 1996 in Sri Lanka and has its headquarters in Southborough, Massachusetts, United States.