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Application Architect III (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking an Application Architect for one of our clients in Jersey City, NJ.

Job Description

  • We are building a new strategic reference data platform for client, account and instrument data.
  • Platforms initial rollouts have been successful and we are looking to expand and extend.
  • We need top-tier Reference Data developers who have a strong and successful track record of solving hard problems and out of the box thinking.
  • We work in a dynamic environment and expect new joiners to be flexible, self-sufficient and learn our business, our data and our technology stack with minimal supervision.
  • They will lead the push for horizontally scalable, high performance applications. 
  • 5+ years of Java (or similar) programming, Scala is a big plus 
  • Heavy background in Markets Reference Data Platforms strongly desired 
  • Assist with migration, automation, and development specific to Reference Data platforms 
  • Exposure to an Agile Reference Data development environment with use of Jira 
  • Self Starter with the ability to prioritize development pertaining to Reference Data infrastructure 
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills and enjoys a collaborative environment 
  • Flexible, self-starter, fast-learner – willing and able to quickly learn new technologies and skills 
  • Experience with functional programming is a big plus 
  • Experience with graph technologies is a plus. Familiarity with Semantic Web (RDF) and Sparql is a plus 
  • Experience with distributed computing is a plus. Familiarity with Zookeeper/Storm/Spark/HDFS is a plus. 
  • Experience with search technologies is a plus. Familiarity with Lucene/Solr/ElasticSearch is a plus 
  • Experience with enhancing and maintaining mission-critical software in a fast-paced environment is a plus 
  • Ability to work independently – take nothing for granted, ask questions, learn the business, desire to understand not only what to do, but also why. 
  • Scala knowledge or experience (or demonstrated desire to learn on their own) 
  • Deep, hands-on knowledge and experience in building applications, end to end, in Java, Python or C++. 
  • RDF / Symantic Web / noSQL DB knowledge or experience (ex. MongoDB) 
  • Exposure to distributed frameworks (hbase, hadoop, spark 
  • Knowledge/experience in reference data (client or product) 
  • Scala, Agile, SQL, Sparql