Lead Data Engineer- Hadoop

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at over 1,800 stores and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit to communities, that giving equals more than $4 million a week.

The Lead Data Engineer is responsible for the development of high performance, distributed computing tasks using Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, NoSQL, text mining and other distributed environment technologies based on the needs of the organization. Also responsible for analyzing, designing, programing, debugging and modifying software enhancements and/or new products used in distributed, large scale analytics solutions.

* Assist in the decision-making process related to the selection of software architecture solutions * Implement architectures to handle web-scale data and its organization * Assist in the definition of software architecture to ensure that the online organization’s software solutions are built within a consistent framework * Translate strategic requirements to ensure effective solutions meet business requirements * Perform systems and applications performance characterization and trade-off studies through analysis and simulation * Research improvements in coding standards

* 5-7 years’ experience in developing software applications including: analysis, design, coding, testing, deploying and supporting of applications * BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Statistics or area of study related to data sciences and data mining * Proficient in application/software architecture (Definition, Business Process Modeling, etc.) * Understand application/software development and design. * Collaborative personality, able to engage in interactive discussions with the rest of the team * Inquisitive on Big Data technology; current on new ideas and tools