Federal - Big Data Engineer

Job description

Organization: Accenture Federal Services

Location: Arlington, VA - Washington DC

Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture LLP, is a U.S. company that helps clients transform bold ideas into breakthrough outcomes. We serve every cabinet-level department and 30 of the largest federal organizations. Our 9,000 dedicated colleagues and change makers work with clients at the heart of the nation's priorities in defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and health to make a difference for the people they employ, serve, and protect.

AFS is seeking a Big Data Engineer to support our Federal portfolio. This role involves supporting the full software development lifecycle, in designing and developing data pipelines, interfaces, and architecture to support big data and analytics initiatives. This team will be implementing best practices for data engineering on cloud platforms to support a multitude of use cases in delivering actionable insights for the client.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:

·  3+ years of work experience with ETL and data modeling
·  2+ year of experience with open source technologies (Spark, Kafka, Presto, Hive, Cassandra etc.)
·  2+ year of experience in architecting and building scalable data platforms processing data on a terabyte or petabyte scale
·  2+ year of experience with Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure, Google, etc.)
·  3+ years of experience with at least one SQL language such as T-SQL or PL/SQL
·  Bachelor's Degree

Preferred qualifications:

·  Experience in real-time analytics applications.
·  Experience in both batch and stream processing technologies
·  Experience with Java or Scala programming languages
·  Machine learning experience with Spark or similar Ability to manage numerous requests concurrently and be able to prioritize and deliver
·  Good communication skills and dynamic team player


An active security clearance or the ability to obtain one may be required for this role.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

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