Lead Data Engineer

Syniverse is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join their team, responsible for creating, enhancing, and maintaining optimal data pipeline architecture and implementations, and working with developers, architects, and data analysts on data initiatives.RequirementsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics or related field or equivalent work experience5-8 years of Software Development experience3+ years of experience in Data Engineer fieldsFamiliar with Agile software design processes and methodologiesExperience in building and optimizing big data pipelines, architectures, and data setsExperience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.Experience with relational SQL databases, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.Experience with stream-processing systems: Flink, KSQL, Spark-Streaming, etc.Experience with programming languages, such as Java, Scala, Python, etc.Experience with cloud data engineering and development, such as AWS, etc.Good analytic skills related to working with structured and unstructured datasetsKnowledge of message queuing, stream processing and scalable big data storesOwnership/accountability for tasks/projects with on time and quality deliveriesGood verbal and written communication skillsTeamwork with independent design and development habitsWork with a sense of urgency and positive attitudeOriginally posted on Himalayas