Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Hadoop/AWS Big Data Migration Blue Bell, PA (100% Remote) Location: Blue Bell, PA (100% Remote) Job Type: Contract Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Cloudera Hadoop, AWS Big Data, and cloud migration to lead the modernization of enterprise data platforms. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing scalable big data solutions, migrating Hadoop workloads to AWS, and mentoring engineering teams. Healthcare domain experience is a strong plus. Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable software solutions for enterprise applications.
Lead the migration of on-premises Cloudera Hadoop environments to AWS.
Analyze existing Hadoop architecture, workflows, and data pipelines to create migration strategies.
Design cloud-native architectures using Amazon EMR, AWS Glue, Airflow, Lambda, S3, and other AWS services.
Develop and maintain Spark, Hive, Python, and shell-based data processing solutions.
Conduct unit and integration testing while ensuring code quality and best practices.
Troubleshoot production issues and optimize application performance.
Collaborate with Product Owners, QA, DevOps, and Engineering teams throughout the SDLC.
Create technical documentation, migration runbooks, and architectural designs.
Mentor team members on software engineering and AWS best practices.
Ensure security, governance, scalability, and compliance throughout the migration process.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise applications and Big Data platforms.
Strong experience with Cloudera Hadoop ecosystem:
HDFS
Hive
Spark
Oozie
Python
Experience writing and maintaining Bash/Shell scripting for automation.
Hands-on experience designing and implementing AWS Big Data solutions.
Experience with:
Amazon EMR
AWS Glue
AWS Lambda
Apache Airflow
Amazon S3
Proven experience migrating Hadoop workloads from on-premises environments to AWS.
Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, scalability, and performance optimization.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Experience with CI/CD and platform engineering tools including:
Bitbucket
Gradle
Octopus Deploy
Artifactory
Familiarity with XML and JSON data formats.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
AWS Certified Big Data – Specialty (or equivalent AWS certification).
Healthcare domain experience.
Experience working with healthcare claims, providers, members, and related healthcare data models.
Required Skills
Hadoop
Cloudera
HDFS
Hive
Spark
Python
Bash/Shell Scripting
AWS
Amazon EMR
AWS Glue
AWS Lambda
Apache Airflow
S3
Terraform
Bitbucket
Gradle
Octopus Deploy
Artifactory
XML
JSON
CI/CD
Big Data
Cloud Migration
Location 100% Remote (Client Location: Blue Bell, PA)
Numbers & Facts
Location
PA, PA (Remote)
Skills
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Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)unmatched
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Apache Hadoopunmatched
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Cloud Architectureunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
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Computer Scienceunmatched
Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
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Data Managementunmatched
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Data Modelingunmatched
Data Processingunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
Enterprise Applicationsunmatched
Gradleunmatched
HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System)unmatched
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Healthcare Providersunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Integration Testingunmatched
JSONunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
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Migration Strategyunmatched
Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
Quality Assuranceunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
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Technical Writingunmatched
Unit Testunmatched
Unix Shell Programmingunmatched
XML (EXtensible Markup Language)unmatched
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