Rarefied talent in data science, data technology, and analytics

Big Data Engineer/Data Architect

MARi

Job Description

The MARi Team is looking for a Big Data Engineer/Data Architect who finds creative solutions to tough problems. A real renaissance mathematician and architect, who’s not afraid to pave the way for bigger and better things.  Someone who believes that they can personally have a global impact through their contribution to a talented and driven team that is working at the core of lifelong, highly-personalized skill development.

Part-time remote work also possible.

This experienced data architect will join a multi-disciplinary team developing a next-generation platform for intelligent guidance in school and career. We draw upon state of the art technologies, including big data, mobility, cloud platforms, and intelligent analytics to help our community members address the myriad challenges in career preparation and guidance.  This individual:

  • Leads the hands-on design and development of data models and data architecture at the core of complex software solutions.
  • Is experienced in designing and developing with full stack data tools.
  • Provides scientific thought leadership on big data storage and processing systems, big data platforms and analytic systems, machine learning, and data management for real time data streams.
  • Understands, models, and architects data capture systems and processing methods specific to education and skill-based data from third-parties and internal MARi capture tools.
  • Leads the selection, evaluation, testing, and integration and deployment of off-the-shelf big data and machine learning platforms and tools as a part of the MARi platform.
  • Performs full life cycle data management functions including data abstraction, sourcing cleansing, transformation, analytics, and visualization of data for specific solutions in collaboration with the development team.
  • Helps develop analytics models based on statistical methods, optimization, machine learning, and data mining on large data sets.
  • Builds relationships with 3rd party data vendors and design the data interfaces for sourcing and aggregating structured and unstructured data from in-company and 3rd party data sources.
  • Demonstrated experience in real world IT including creating (on your own or with a team) a product or IT solution in the area of Big Data/Analytics
  • Strong communication skills including representing your company in industry standards organizations or technical forums or events
  • Strong technical team leadership, mentorship, and collaboration.
  • Reports to the Founder & CEO.

​ Must Haves:

  • MS in Computer Science or related field
  • 8+ years of technical solutions experience including 5+ years in a combination of relevant Big Data/Analytics areas including:  Underlying infrastructure for Big Data Solutions (Clustered/Distributed Computing, Storage, Data Center Networking) 
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Job Location
100 North Pitt Street, Suite 240
Alexandria, VA 22314
Additional Job Details
Employment Type:
Full Time