Senior Spark Engineer (Data Science)
$65K-$148K (Glassdoor est.)
Company Description

At KSM Consulting, you are bigger, bolder, and brighter. You bring innovative ideas to the table, and you learn from the experts sitting beside you. You stand on the shoulders of giants and on some days, you are the giant. That’s what we call…

You. Amplified.

At our growing Indianapolis-based technology, data, and management consulting firm, you’ll be exposed to the latest industry trends as well as some of the most challenging problems our clients face. And through deep understanding, tenacity, collaboration, and know-how, you help those clients find the solution that’s right for them. In everything you do, you’ll help your clients, colleagues, and communities thrive.

Job Description

To help continue our rapid growth and solve our clients’ toughest problems, we need a strong python and spark developer to join the talented data science team. In this role, you’ll work with a strong team of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Data Architects to solve some of the most exciting and challenging problems faced by companies and governments in today’s fast-paced environment. Many of your efforts will provide you the opportunity to apply innovative and difference-making decisions while working with complex and/or unstructured data. You will gain visibility with senior leadership and work with a team that prioritizes your growth as a big data engineer.

If you love to solve problems and add value, please consider what your typical days might look like:
Design, develop and deploy production-ready algorithms at scale
Design develop and maintain data collection pipelines from diverse sources, large scale structured and unstructured data
Design, develop and maintain pipelines for machine learning model training and development
Drive optimization, testing and tooling to improve quality of solutions
Qualifications

The right candidate for this role must have at least 2 years of hands on development experience in spark and python.

Some of the skills and experience we are expecting include:
Experience of software engineering in python/Scala/Java/C++
Experience and expertise in using Spark in combination with pySpark, Scala or Java, either on-premise or Cloud
Experience with relational database and SQL (Postgres, Redshift, SQL Server)
Expert knowledge of distributed computing, RDD and optimization techniques
Experience with NoSQL and streaming platforms, e.g. Kafka, MongoDB, Neo4j is a plus
Experience with advanced analytics and modern machine learning techniques is a plus
Experience with developing software products for cloud platform, e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP is a plus
Experience with cloud native services such as AWS EMR, Azure databricks, HDInsight, Sagemaker is a plus
Proficiency with APIs, containerization and orchestration is a plus
Comfortable on Linux for both development and operations
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar field is required
Additional Information

What you should know about KSMC:
Our people work hard. We solve big problems, serve lots of clients, and are generally engaged throughout the entire workday and beyond.
We compensate well and show our appreciation in lots of ways including Thursday Throwdowns, quarterly employee events, Community Day, and family events.
We’re are an employee-owned company as part of the Katz, Sapper & Miller Network.
Our snack room is well stocked with healthy drinks and food to keep you going during your work day.
We pride ourselves in having the best talent in the industry and hope that you’re up for the challenge!
Must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.
KSM Consulting generally does not sponsor foreign national candidates for work authorization except for positions that in KSMC’s determination require highly specialized knowledge and for which candidate sponsorship is appropriate.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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