Job Description:

Hadoop Developer            

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.). Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and we are among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*

 

Location:

Dearborn, MI– Work will be Remote until COVID

Practice - AIA - Artificial Intelligence and Analytics

About AI & Analytics: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data it collects and analyzes will soon sit at the core of all intelligent, human-centric businesses. By decoding customer needs, preferences, and behaviors, our clients can understand exactly what services, products, and experiences their consumers need. Within AI & Analytics, we work to design the future—a future in which trial-and-error business decisions have been replaced by informed choices and data-supported strategies.

By applying AI and data science, we help leading companies to prototype, refine, validate, and scale their AI and analytics products and delivery models. Cognizant’s AIA practice takes insights that are buried in data, and provides businesses a clear way to transform how they source, interpret and consume their information. Our clients need flexible data structures and a streamlined data architecture that quickly turns data resources into informative, meaningful intelligence.

Responsibilities:

The work:

Role & Responsibilities:

•Designing and coding Hadoop applications to analyze data collections. 

•Creating data processing frameworks. 

•Implement and support various components of the Hadoop ecosystem 

•Monitor Hadoop cluster connectivity and performance 

•Ability to work with Senior Enterprise Architects to develop a Big Data platform 

•Work closely with infrastructure, network, database, business intelligence and application teams to ensure business applications are readily available and performing within agreed upon service levels 

•Capacity planning and estimating the requirements for lowering or increasing the capacity of the hadoop cluster 

•Manage and review Hadoop log files 

• Responsible for designing, developing, modifying, debugging and/or maintaining software applications. 


• Ensure code is maintainable, scalable and supportable. 

Collaborate with customers to understand their business

Required Skills:

•Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science. 

•5+ years designing, developing and implementing solutions in Hadoop environments 

•Previous experience as a Hadoop Developer or Big Data Engineer. 

•Advanced knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem and its components. 

•In-depth knowledge of Hive, HBase, and Pig. 

•In depth knowledge of Map Reduce and Pig Latin Scripts. 

•Knowledge of back-end programming languages including JavaScript, Node.js, and OOAD. 

• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience with Java 


• Must have experience in one or more ETL software tools.


• Must have minimum 5 years’ experience with software delivery implementations and working with customers. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in science engineering or equivalent


• 6 years of related experience

Cognizant is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Cognizant is committed to ensuring that all current and prospective associates are afforded equal opportunities and treatment and a work environment free of harassment.

Cognizant is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and is a coalition member of the Veteran Jobs Mission. Our Cognizant Veterans Network assists Veterans in building and growing a career at Cognizant that allows them to leverage the leadership, loyalty, integrity, and commitment to excellence instilled in them through participation in military service.

Technical Skills

SNo	Primary Skill	Proficiency Level *	Rqrd./Dsrd.
1	Apache Hadoop	PL3	Required
2	SQL Scripting	PL3	Desired
3	Core Java	PL1	Required
4	Unix Shell Scripting	PL1	Required

 

* Proficiency Legends

Proficiency Level	Generic Reference
PL1	The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2	The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3	The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4	The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.

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