Sr. Data Engineer

Why Should You Join First Advantage?

First Advantage is in the midst of a technology revolution, and the best time to join us is right now! We are developing incredible solutions, working with amazing customers, and we would love to see how your skills could help get people back to work.  Our brand new Data team is recruiting several passionate people in greater metropolitan areas across the Central and Eastern time zones (namely Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte, Austin, Boston, Houston, Columbus, Tampa, etc) in the US!  This opportunity is for remote work, with occasional travel to our Atlanta office.

First Advantage has over 4000 employees across the world and does over 71 million background screens a year, so if you’re looking for opportunities working with advanced technologies to produce awesome user experiences and securely process high-volume transactions leveraging massive amounts of data, then this is the place for you!

We work with Fortune 100 and Global 500 hundred companies, so your work will directly impact some of the largest enterprises in the world!

We need talent that is Informed, Insightful, Transformational, and Progressive

We’re looking for two Senior Data Engineers!  You’re our ideal candidate if you 5+ years of strong experience and expertise with SQL, 3+ years of experience working with Python, Hive/Hadoop, and Apache Spark (RStudio is a plus), and you have strong data analytics and troubleshooting skills.  The Sr Data Engineers manage the complex data flow across multiple Enterprise systems and will be working with business and technical teams to load data from various internal and external sources to FADV data warehouses and DataLake systems hosted from on premise or cloud. We’re looking for someone who can do the deeply analytical work, and knows how to code.  If you meet those requirements, and have experience working with integration software packages like Oracle Data Integrator or Mulesoft, you could be a great fit!

Our brand new Data team have the opportunity to build a game-changing solution from the ground up, and that solution will drive the next generation of background screening.  Joining our team right now is an incredible opportunity to be on the ground floor of our technology transformation, and will give you a chance to make a real difference!

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of strong experience and expertise with SQL
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience working with Python, Hive/Hadoop, Apache Spark. RStudio is a Plus
• Strong communication skills and creative skills
• Strong data analytics and troubleshooting skills

Preferred Requirements

• RStudio, and experience with data integration software packages like Oracle Data Integrator or Mulesoft
• Strong working experience in an OEM product company that with variety of integrated customer base
• Experience with programming languages like Java/.NET
• Strong experience in Relations Database and Big Data analytics
• Knowledge of other BI tools like Oracle Business Intelligence, SQL Server Reporting, Cognos
• Experience with machine learning models (neural, bayesian, clustering algorithms, decision tree, supervised learning, unsupervised learning)