Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SSi People is a company with over 26 years of industry experience, focusing on delivering exceptional experiences for their consultants and clients. They are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive mission-critical projects related to scalable data pipelines and real-time processing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, optimization, and maintenance of large-scale distributed data platforms, streaming architectures, and high-performance ETL/ELT workflows
• Build scalable data pipelines and real-time processing solutions using technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Python, Scala, Kafka, and Kafka Streams/KStream
• Present to clients and executives, ensuring effective communication and demonstrated executive presence while representing technical concepts
• Stay current with AI/data technologies, including vector databases, graph databases, and AI/ML platform integrations to support next-generation analytics

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Proven experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or Scala
• Kafka experience (including Streams/KStream) is mandatory

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