BIG DATA ENGINEER

As a Barclays Big Data Engineer, you will be joining our expanding Surveillance development team in the world-class Whippany office. You will be involved in the holistic surveillance build out which will require excellent understanding and hands-on experience in big data (Hadoop - Cloudera stack) technologies like hive, spark, Kafka, Angular JS to architect, develop and support sophisticated analytics pipeline using Machine Learning algorithms. 

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity..

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

• Designing, and developing models using Big Data Technologies like Hadoop, Spark/Scala, Hive, python, Kafka etc

• Building graph ingestion process and support graph User-Interface development using DataStax, Gremlin, D3, Angular

• Designing robust code from the point of view of performance, reuse and supportability, proper controls, consistent with best practices and with appropriate documentation

• Supporting migration of Hadoop cluster which includes migration of feeds, ETL processes (Ab-Initio), scripts, Autosys and machine learning models/code

• Implementing organization mandated SDLC /Agile processes and built in controls for consistent delivery

• Demonstrating proactive and independent attitude while identifying or approaching a problem and finding the root cause

• Bringing efficient solutions and if needed appropriately escalate issues and risks

• Discussing requirements and testing details with Tech Lead, Data Scientist, QA and business stakeholders

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• Minimum 4-year college degree

• Hands-on experience as a big data developer 5+ years with a proven record of multiple successful deliveries

• Experience with Hadoop (3+ years), Spark/Scala (3+ years), Python (2+ years), Angular (2+ years), Graph technologies (2+ years), Kafka (1+ year)

• Hands-on in UNIX (3+ years), Autosys (2+ years), and Java (2+ years)

SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THE ROLE:

• Excellent analytical skills and Compliance business knowledge

• Extremely organized and should have good oral and written communication skills

• Team player and ability to gel-well with global team and support them as needed

• Knowledge of analytics and machine learning algorithms and Hands-on experience with any Business Intelligence tools (preferably Tableau)

WHERE WILL YOU BE WORKING?

At Barclays, we are proud to be redefining the future of finance and here at Whippany we are defining the future of the workplace and the future of the way we work and live. We are creating unique community, one of four strategic tech-enabled hubs that will redefine opportunity for everyone who works here. Whatever you do at Whippany, you’ll have every chance to build a world-class career in this world-class environment.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 50 countries and employing around 83,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.