Data Engineer

We are recruiting for one of our foreign clients who are B2B tech vendors.
It is a full time, in-premise job in Islamabad.

Job Description

As a data engineer you will: 

• Design, develop and maintain an infrastructure for streaming, processing and storage of data.
•  Build tools for effective maintenance and monitoring of the data infrastructure.
• Contribute to key data pipeline architecture decisions and lead the implementation of major initiatives.
• Work closely with stakeholders to develop scalable and performant solutions for their data requirements, including extraction, transformation and loading of data from a range of data sources. 
• Develop the team’s data capabilities – share knowledge, enforce best practices and encourage data-driven decisions.
• Develop data retention policies, backup strategies and ensure that the firm’s data is stored redundantly and securely. 

Requirement

• Solid Computer Science fundamentals, excellent problem-solving skills and a strong understanding of distributed computing principles. 
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role, with a proven track record of building scalable and performant data infrastructure. 
• Expert SQL knowledge and deep experience working with relational and NoSQL databases. 
• Advanced knowledge of Apache Kafka and demonstrated proficiency in Hadoop v2, HDFS, and MapReduce. 
• Experience with stream-processing systems (e.g. Storm, Spark Streaming), big data querying tools (e.g. Pig, Hive, Spark) and data serialization frameworks (e.g. Protobuf, Thrift, Avro). 
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field from a top university.