Job Description
Job Requirements*
We are seeking an experienced Scala / Pyspark associate to design, develop, and maintain scalable data solutions on the Amazon Cloud Platform (AWS). The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in building modern data pipelines, data warehousing, big data processing, and cloud-native analytics solutions. The role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, data architects, data scientists, and application teams to deliver reliable and high-performance data platforms.
Key Responsibilities*
- Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines using scala and Pyspark in AWS environment.
- Build and maintain batch and real-time data ingestion and processing frameworks.
- Develop enterprise-grade data warehousing solutions using Scala and Pyspark.
- Analyze existing Scala and Spark applications and identify migration requirements.
- Convert Scala-based ETL, batch, and streaming pipelines into PySpark frameworks.
- Optimize PySpark jobs for performance, scalability, and resource utilization.
- Support cloud modernization initiatives on AWS/Databricks/Snowflake platforms.
- Implement ETL/ELT processes for structured and unstructured data.
- Integrate data from multiple sources including databases, APIs, files, and streaming platforms.
- Ensure data quality, governance, security, and compliance across data platforms.
- Automate deployment and operational processes using CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Monitor data pipelines and troubleshoot production issues.
- Collaborate with Data Architects, Business Analysts, and Data Scientists to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Implement data models, metadata management, and data lineage best practices.
- Support migration of on-premises or multi-cloud data platforms to AWS.
- Lead the migration, modernization, and optimization of Scala and Apache Spark workloads on Cloud environment, including conversion of Scala-based Spark applications to PySpark, performance tuning, cluster optimization, dependency management, and ensuring scalable, cost-effective, and resilient data processing solutions.
Required Technical Skills
- Scala
- PySpark
- AWS Glue
- AWS S3
- Step Functions
- Glue
- Lambda
- Pub/Sub
- Python
- SQL (Advanced)
- Event Bridge
- ECS
- EKS
- Snowflake
Section IV - Job Qualifications & Skills
Section
Details / Example Content
Domain
CMTS
Soft Skills
- Excellent communication
- Team collaboration
- Documentation and knowledge sharing
Education Requirements
Bachelor's/master’s in computer science or equivalent (Preferred)
Certifications
AWS Cloud Data Engineer (Preferred)
Snow pro certifications