Data Engineer

Experienced hands-on data engineer to manage Big Data ecosystem.

Amsterdam / 8th August

Experienced hands-on data engineer to manage Big Data ecosystem.

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To strengthen his client highly talented Technology team in Amsterdam, our client is looking for an experienced hands-on data engineer to manage their Big Data ecosystem. 

If you are passionate about data in any size and format, possess sound analytical skills and strong technological background, this might be the right opportunity for you! The role provides the perfect opportunity for someone with a few years of experience in managing Big Data solution and will provide a lot of room to grow in and develop in working with all different business units in our European offices.

The ideal candidate has not only deep technical knowledge of Big Data technologies and tools, but is also business savvy and able to apply his/her skills on application level, analyze the datasets and understand how the data can be used to support and improve the business.

The role requires someone who is able to come up with a long term vision for our Big Data systems, but at the same time is hands-on enough to provide operational support for the data solutions.

Primary responsibilities:

  • Develop and drive the company’s big data strategy
  • Advise on the technologies and tools to best fit the needs of the company
  • Evaluate the deployed big data platforms
  • Administer the big data ecosystem - from selecting the right hardware to configuration management, monitoring, debugging and performance tuning
  • Maintain, upgrade and optimize the deployed big data solutions
  • Work closely with the end users to analyze bottlenecks, propose solutions to eliminate them
  • Collect, manage and analyze large sets of data to support the business
  • Develop and manage custom scripts to provide new insights from the available data

    • Required skills and experience:

    • Min 3-year experience with big data systems including Hadoop administration (configuration management, monitoring, debugging and performance tuning)
    • Proven working experience with HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Spark, Flume and Sqoop
    • Sound scripting & programming skills (Java, Linux, Python)
    • Solid experience with warehouse and big data analysis tools
    • Experience with one of the cloud computing infrastructure solutions such as AWS
    • Good knowledge of data security, able to apply best practices
    • Familiar with machine learning techniques is a plus
    • Self-starter, able to work productively under minimal supervision
    • Excellent trouble-shooting and diagnostic skills; ability to solve problems creatively and proactively
    • High degree of flexibility and adaptability – must embrace change in a rapidly evolving environment
    BEAUTIFUL OFFICE IN THE HEART OF AMSTERDAM
    INCREDIBLE DIVERSE PROJECTS

    Famed for its culture and history, Amsterdam is also gaining a reputation as a thriving tech hub. A prominent choice for startup seekers Amsterdam is home to an open and creative tech scene. With companies like booking.com and TomTom originating here there is a real sense of innovation and design. More recently major companies such as Netflix and Uber have decided to establish their European headquarters in Amsterdam thanks in part to the government’s favourable trade deals with many nations, giving companies that operate there a near-unbeatable business environment to grow in. Amsterdam also regularly tops the tables for having the best work-life balance - the happy employees get lots of paid holidays and spend fewer hours than elsewhere in the office, and is part of the reason it’s often considered one of the happiest countries to live in.

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