Big Data Architect (Hybrid)

BIG DATA ARCHITECT (HYBRID LISBON)

Portuguesecompany hires for remote position
Location:Lisbon Portugal (2 days onsite per week)
Only candidates already based in Portugal willbe considered.
LanguageRequirements: Fluent English and Portuguese
Seniority: 7 years
Hiring Model: B2B
Client Sector: Banking &Financial Services
Instructions:Please send your CV in English and make sure to include all skills andexperience that match the requirements of the opportunity. This willsignificantly increase your chances of success

We are seeking a senior BigData Architect to lead the designimplementation and optimization of large-scale data platformswithin the banking and financialservices sector. This role requires a highly technicalautonomous professional capable of delivering end-to-end scalable data solutions indistributed environments.

Important: Allmandatory requirements listed below mustbe clearly and explicitly stated in the CV.Applications that do not include all required skills and experience will not beconsidered.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable resilient and secure Big Data architectures

Configure and manage distributed environments (on-premises and/orcloud) for large-scale data processing

Develop and maintain data pipelines using Apache Airflowincluding complex DAG design monitoringand CI/CD best practices

Build and optimize batch and streaming applications usingApache Spark

Lead technicaldecisions related to data storage processing governance and systemintegration

Collaborate with engineering analytics and businessteams to ensure dataquality reliability and availability

Produce clear and structured technical documentationcovering architectures data flows and components

Technical & ProfessionalRequirements (Mandatory)

Minimum7 years of professional experience in data engineering orarchitecture roles

Proven experience as a Big Data Architect or ina senior technicalleadership role

Strong expertise in Apache Spark (PySpark Spark SQLperformance tuning)

Solid hands-on experience with Apache Airflow (DAGsoperators sensors)

Deep understanding of distributed systems cluster computingand containerized environments

Experience with containerization and orchestration(Kubernetes is a plus)

Strong background in Linux environmentsnetworking security and automation

Advanced knowledge of Big Data technologiessuch as Hadoop Hive KafkaDelta Lake

Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP)

Strong analyticaland problem-solving skills with a focus on scalable andresilient solution design

FluentEnglish (written and spoken) mandatory

Nice to Have

Experience with microservices-based architectures

Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitLab Jenkins or Argo

Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases

Additional Information

ClientSector: Banking & Financial Services

WorkModel: Hybrid 2days onsite per week

Location:Lisbon

Keywords (must appear in theCV)

Big Data Architect Apache Spark PySparkSpark SQL Apache Airflow DAGs Big Data Distributed Systems Hadoop HiveKafka Delta Lake Data Pipelines Batch Processing Streaming CloudComputing AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes Linux CI/CD Microservices BankingFinancial Services English Fluent

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