Big Data Architect

This position will function as a highly skilled with specific responsibilities that include: Operate effectively as a big data SME with knowledge of the latest tools, applications and cloud infrastructures necessary to implement a powerful open source system. Operate as technical expert with intimate knowledge regarding all components that comprise the entire solution set. Serve as the SME on the host of applications and environments required to serve the users. Operate as SME in the implementation of Open Source Big data solutions from infrastructure to applications. Assist with developing the delivery Epics, Stories and Tasks that will comprise the solution set for BI. Operate as the cross technology and platform SME. Act as Open Source advocate and practitioner. Assist in the execution of the process operating as Agile evangelist and master. Mentor teams involved in developing highly technical solutions and promote culture that values input from all team members. Promote continuous learning and deliver value to the customer. Assist in the development of standards, procedures and operating systems applications. Assist with revision of existing solutions to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements. Prepare records and reports. Demonstrated end to end big data environment build leadership and architecture development. Creative thinker with experience in implementing Open Source. Student of advanced Open Source BI tools, having implemented at least three BI applications end to end. Preference to Tableau, Pentaho, Pentaho, BIRT, JasperReport, SpagoBI, KNIME, ReportServer, Bitnami ReportServer Stack. Expert knowledge with a track record of solution delivery using various data integration solutions in situations requiring real time (synchronous and asynchronous) messaging, Publish/Subscribe models, Microservices patterns, Middleware, and other related methodologies in a multi-user, multi-platform, multi-tier environment. Strong communication/leadership skills. Strong influence, collaboration and negotiation experience. Ability to collaborate with supporting resources across business and/or functional lines. Ability to mentor teams involved in developing highly technical solutions and value input from all team members. Have excellent oral and written skills/possess strong meeting and work session facilitation skills. Act as the escalation point for high priority support issues. Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, the ability to manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines. Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills. Ability to work with other architects and information security to control implementation risk. REQUIRED SKILLS: 4 year college degree in computer science or related field with advanced study preferred. 5 yrs. experience in Hadoop HDFS Build and administration, certification preferred. 5 yrs. experience in working with, installing and setting up HBase,MongoDB, Maven, DocumentDB, Amazon DynamoDB, BigTable, Cassandra, or Druid. 5 yrs. experience working daily within an Agile team. 5 yrs. experience working within a paired programming environment. 7 yrs. in Software development as a developer. 7 yrs. experience in IT infrastructure deployment. 7 yrs. experience in Open Source software deployment. 7 yrs. experience in Web systems and application deployment. 7 yrs. experience in Requirements Gathering and Use Case development. 7 yrs. experience in Java, considered a journeyman in this language. 7 yrs. experience delivering inside of a full TDD, CI, DevOps environment within an Agile framework. DESIRED SKILLS: Experience working on machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence and natural language problems and solutions. Experience working on autonomous vehicle solutions. Job Type: Contract Pay: $80.00 - $105.00 per hour Benefits: Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance Schedule: 8 hour shift Monday to Friday Experience: Data modeling: 1 year (Preferred) Work Location: On the road