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Senior Data Engineer - Spark / Scala

Astyra Corporation

Job Description

Job Description

Astyra’s client is seeking a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to support a large-scale data and technology modernization initiative. This position will focus on modernizing legacy ETL workloads, developing Spark-based data pipelines, and ensuring data accuracy and consistency as workloads transition to modern platforms.
The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with Spark and Scala and a strong background designing, building, optimizing, and validating enterprise data pipelines.

What You’ll Do
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Spark and Scala
  • Support the migration of legacy ETL workloads into a modern Spark-based data framework
  • Develop and enhance data transformation and processing solutions
  • Perform data comparison, reconciliation, and validation between legacy and target platforms
  • Identify and troubleshoot data discrepancies throughout the migration process
  • Develop data quality checks and controls to ensure completeness and accuracy
  • Optimize Spark jobs and pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Work closely with data engineers, architects, and other technical teams throughout the modernization effort
  • Support testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance of production data pipelines
  • Contribute to broader feature engineering and data modernization initiatives
What We’re Looking For
  • 7+ years of experience in data engineering or a related technical discipline
  • Strong hands-on experience designing and developing enterprise data pipelines
  • Advanced experience with Apache Spark
  • Strong development experience with Scala
  • Experience with ETL development, modernization, and migration initiatives
  • Strong understanding of data transformation, data quality, and reconciliation
  • Experience comparing and validating data across legacy and modernized systems
  • Experience developing and supporting production data-processing workloads
  • Familiarity with modern CI/CD and software development practices
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience migrating legacy ETL platforms to Spark-based architectures
  • Experience supporting large-scale technology or data modernization initiatives
  • Experience within financial services or other highly regulated environments
  • Python experience
  • Exposure to Generative AI or AI-assisted development and modernization tools
  • Previous experience within a large enterprise engineering environment
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