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Data Engineer

This role is a Data Engineer contract position in Chicago, Illinois, lasting long-term with a pay rate of $63.34 to $73.34 hourly. Requires 7+ years of experience, proficiency in Apache Kafka, Pig, Spark, AWS, and proven data migration expertise.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
584
🗓️ - Date discovered
February 14, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
On-site
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
Chicago, IL
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Apache Spark #Scala #Data Engineering #API (Application Programming Interface) #Visualization #Hadoop #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Data Migration #Cloud #Pig #Spark (Apache Spark) #Data Processing #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #Migration #Apache Kafka #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)"
Role description
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Salary: $63.34 to $73.34 hourly

Description

We are offering a long term contract employment opportunity for a Data Engineer in Chicago, Illinois. This role primarily revolves around handling data migration for enterprise applications in a cloud environment.

Responsibilities
• Extracting significant data volumes from an existing system and setting it up in a new, locally stored database environment.
• Implementing and managing Apache Kafka, Apache Pig, and Apache Spark for efficient data processing.
• Utilizing AWS technologies and other cloud technologies to create a robust and scalable data infrastructure.
• Developing and maintaining API for seamless data interaction and migration.
• Ensuring accurate data visualization and implementing algorithms as necessary.
• Leveraging analytics to monitor and improve overall data migration process.
• Maintaining and updating enterprise applications, ensuring they are optimized and functional.
• Utilizing Apache Hadoop for storing and processing large data sets.

Requirements
• Applicants must have a minimum of 7 years of experience in a relevant field
• Proficiency in Apache Kafka, Apache Pig, and Apache Spark is essential
• Strong understanding of Cloud Technologies is required
• Experience in Data Visualization is desirable
• Ability to implement complex algorithms is a must
• Strong analytics skills are necessary
• Candidates should have experience with Apache Hadoop
• Knowledge of API Development is preferred
• Familiarity with AWS Technologies is advantageous
• Proven experience in Data Migration is required
• Expertise in Enterprise Applications is expected

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