Health Care Service Corporation

Sr Application Architect - Hadoop

Health Care Service Corporation$112K — $202K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years IT experience or 9 years IT experience without degree
  • Experience in application and product feature design
  • Knowledge of application configuration
  • Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Java, ASP.Net, PHCSC, Ruby, C#
  • Experience with SaaS/PaaS cloud computing
  • Proficient in DevOps and continuous integration tools (e.g., Bamboo, Jenkins)
  • Experience with integration technologies like Tibco/Informatica
  • Understanding of agile or iterative development processes
  • Knowledge in solution architecture
  • Prototyping skills
  • Analytical problem-solving abilities
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Ensure project designs align with application architecture roadmap
  • Support teams on functional and technical design activities
  • Define interactions between application packages and middleware systems
  • Act as a subject matter expert for integration-related products
  • Optimizing product functional coverage
  • Facilitate troubleshooting and problem resolution
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement solutions

Benefits

  • Robust health and wellness benefits
  • 401(k) savings plan and pension plan
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Disability insurance and supplemental life insurance
  • Employee assistance program and paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
  • Access to a comprehensive total rewards package
Full Job Description
Job Summary

This position is responsible for ensuring alignment of project specific designs with application architecture roadmap; supporting project and/or product teams on functional and technical design activities; defining the interaction between application packages, databases, and middleware systems to optimize product functional coverage; acting as subject matter expert (SME) for products that require integration into the application.

Required Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelor degree and 5 years Information Technology experience OR Technical Certification and/or College Courses and 7 year Information Technology experience OR 9 years Information Technology experience.
  • Experience in application and/or product feature design.
  • Experience in application configuration
  • Experience in application development platforms and/or languages (HTML/CSS/Java/ASP.Net/PHCSC/Ruby/C#).
  • Experience in cloud computing (SaaS / PaaS).
  • Experience in DevOps and/or continuous deployment and/or integration process and tools (Bamboo, jenkins, RallyDev, Jira).
  • Experience in integration technologies ( Tibco/Informatica/CAS).
  • Experience in iterative and/or agile and/or scrum development.
  • Experience in solution architecture.
  • Application domain knowledge.
  • Prototyping.
  • Problem solving / analytical thinking.
  • Teamwork and collaboration.


Preferred Job Qualifications:
  • Linux/Unix Proficiency: Deep understanding of Linux OS, command-line operations, file systems, process management, and shell scripting (Bash/Perl), as Hadoop primarily runs on Linux
  • Core Hadoop Ecosystem: Practical knowledge of Hadoop architecture including HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) for storage, YARN for resource management, and MapReduce
  • Cluster Management & Monitoring: Experience with tools like Apache Ambari Nagios, Ganglia, or enterprise distributions like Cloudera Manager to track cluster health
  • Ecosystem Tools: Familiarity with supporting data tools commonly integrated with Hadoop, such as Hive, HBase, Spark, and Sqoop
  • Cluster Management & Schedulers: Familiarity with cluster coordination/job flows through tools like Zoo Keeper or Oozie.
  • Networking & Hardware Basics: Understanding of CPU, memory, storage configurations, and network bottlenecks in distributed node environments
  • Automation & Security: Knowledge of configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible) and security/authentication protocols like Kerberos
  • Programming Languages: Proficiency in Java, Python, or Scala for writing robust backend code and MapReduce jobs
  • Complementary Frameworks: Knowledge of Apache Spark for fast, high-level data processing


NOTE: This is a WFH role. Sponsorship is not available including if you are currently on OPT.

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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards.

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

Base Pay Range
$112,200.00 - $202,600.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

About Health Care Service Corporation

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is the largest customer-owned health insurer in the United States. HCSC offers a wide variety of health insurance products and related services, through its operating divisions and subsidiaries in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. HCSC's headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois.
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Founded
1936

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