Senior Java Big Data Developer / Lead Data Engineer

Job Title: Senior Java Big Data Developer / Lead Data Engineer

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Duration: Contract - 11 months

Pay Range: $73.67/hr (W2)

Job ID: 374684

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Java Application Architect to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in end-to-end Java development, big data ecosystems, and performance engineering and a proven ability to design and implement target architectures, optimize data-intensive applications, and lead migration to strategic platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop end-to-end Java applications aligned to target architecture.
• Partner with cross-functional technology teams to implement strategic platforms and execute migrations.
• Build and optimize data pipelines across streaming, batch, and API-based sources.
• Develop and tune data-intensive components on Hadoop and Spark, including complex business logic.
• Profile, troubleshoot, and improve application and query performance and memory usage.
• Implement and maintain integration with SQL and NoSQL databases and data transformation tools.
• Contribute to UI development for Java-based applications using modern web frameworks.
• Lead and mentor engineers, promote engineering best practices, and support Agile delivery.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 9+ years of hands-on Java application development, including multithreading, collections, JDBC, and profiling tools.
• Expertise with Spring, Spring Boot, JPA, and Hibernate.
• Strong CS fundamentals in system design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Proven performance tuning for data-intensive applications, including profiling and memory optimization.
• Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases and data integration/transformation tools.
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Hive, or Flink.
• Ability to ingest real-time, streaming, batch, and API data and manage large datasets in Hadoop.
• Skills to optimize data pipelines and queries for performance and scalability.
• 5+ years with Java UI technologies such as HTML5, AngularJS, Backbone.js, and Bootstrap.
• Experience in Agile software development environments.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline from a reputed university.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, leadership, and mentoring abilities.

Preferred Skills:

• Background in enterprise stress testing and risk domains such as credit, operational, or market risk.
• Knowledge of cloud or distributed computing environments.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Opportunities for growth with global clients
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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