Technology Support Specialist

Role Summary:

The purpose of this role is to optimize, maintain and provide support for big data applications. The candidate should have knowledge of cloud services, opensource and DevOps tools and would be responsible for providing 1st, 2nd and 3rd level technical support for customers along with enhancements and bug fixes.

Responsibilities:

• Technical support of application to ensure highest standards of availability, resilience, integrity, security and performance required by our internal and external clients

• Required to support multiple applications in production

• Application of a wide variety of open source technologies and tools

• Ability to code and script

• Responsible for frequent, incremental code changes and deployment

• Understanding and focus on business strategies/outcomes

• Collaborating and facilitating open communications across functional borders

• Development and enhancement of applications running in production

• Fixing recurring issues via automation 

Minimum Required Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Science / Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering

• Minimum of 4 to 5 years of experience in Hadoop eco system

• Proficient in Java/Scala and MapReduce/Spark

• Strong grasp of automation tools

• Should have sound knowledge in Hive, Impala, Sqoop, Oozie, HDFS, Hive, kafka,etc.

• Good knowledge of Shell Scripting and Linux.

Technical Skills/Experience Required:

• Unix, any one programing language (Scala, java, python, C++), HDFS architecture, Kafka and Spark

• Full understanding of Relational Database Management Systems

• Experience in: Spark, Hive, Impala, Sqoop, Oozie, kafka,HDFS, Hive Cloudera CDH and Azure preferred

• Operating Systems – Windows Server 2012, Linux Red Hat 5x (and above) familiarity

• Good documentation skills

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

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At IQVIA, we believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. The advanced analytics, technology solutions and contract research services we provide to the life sciences industry are made possible by our 70,000+ employees around the world who apply their insight, curiosity and intellectual courage every step of the way. Learn more at jobs.iqvia.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law.

IQVIA, Inc. provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.  Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to submit an application for employment or otherwise participate in the application process should contact IQVIA’s Talent Acquisition team at workday_recruiting@iqvia.com to arrange for such an accommodation.