Teradata/Hadoop DeveloperLocation - Jersey City, NJ

Location: Jersey City, NJ

Duration: 12-Month Contract (High Potential for Extension)
Employment Type: W2 Only (Must have 12 months of valid work authorization)

Job Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned Teradata/Hadoop Developer to join a dynamic team within the Financial Crimes Technology domain. This role involves complex data development, hands-on engineering, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to support large-scale AML and surveillance data initiatives. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise across Teradata, Hadoop, and data provisioning, with strong Agile and DevOps exposure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain applications supporting financial crime detection and monitoring.

• Build and optimize BTEQ scripts, TPT processes, and Hadoop pipelines (Hive, Impala, PySpark, Scala).

• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather and refine requirements.

• Drive data sourcing, transformation, and modeling for AML/surveillance data platforms.

• Participate in the full SDLC, from story refinement to deployment in a CI/CD pipeline.

• Handle platform changes, upgrades, production support coordination, and change management.

• Analyze current state vs. future state systems and contribute to system innovations.

• Promote best practices in data governance, security, and Agile methodology.

Must-Have Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in large-scale data-intensive environments

• Expertise in:

  • Teradata 16.x

  • SQL/BTEQ scripting, TPT

  • Hadoop stack (Cloudera CDP, Hive, Impala, PySpark, Scala)

  • Informatica 10.x

  • UNIX shell scripting

  • Autosys job scheduling

• Strong background in data modeling, data sourcing, and performance tuning

• Solid understanding of CI/CD tools: Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory, Ansible

• Experience with Agile development and SDLC frameworks

• Ability to lead development tasks across distributed environments

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crimes domains

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field

Note: Only W2 candidates with at least 12 months of valid visa/work authorization will be considered. Candidates must be able to work hybrid in Jersey City, NJ.

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