Job Description
| Operation | Zain Sudan |
| Division | Operations |
| Location | Sudan – NA |
| Closing Date | 12-Aug-2024 |
About Zain
Zain is the pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East. We began life in 1983 in Kuwait as the region’s first mobile operator, and since the initiation of our expansion strategy in 2003, we have expanded rapidly. Today, we are a leading mobile voice and data services operator with a commercial footprint in 7 Middle Eastern and Africa countries with a workforce of over 7,900 providing a comprehensive range of mobile voice and data services to over 42.4 million active individual and business customers as of March 31, 2024.
About the Role
Department/Section: Big Data and Analytics/Big Data
Job Title: Big Data Specialist
Reports to: Big Data Ingestion Team Leader
Job Purpose:
Responsible of the development/configuration of the Hadoop echo system and performance tune the applications on Hadoop environment. Configure Hadoop systems to maximize performance. Build systems to perform real time data processing using Spark/Kafka.
Key Tasks/Accountabilities:
- Design, build & manage Hadoop applications.
- Performance tune Hadoop applications.
- Configure Hadoop systems to maximize performance.
- Build systems to perform real-time data processing using Spark Streaming and Kafka, or similar technologies.
- Manage the development life-cycle for agile software development projects
- Delivering projects end to end.
- Deliver customer-oriented solutions in a timely, collaborative manner.
- Proactive thinking, planning and understanding of dependencies
- Develop & implement robust solutions in test & production environments.
Typical Performance Measures:
- Quality of Team Contribution.
- Delivery of outcomes to agreed quality standards and deadlines.
- High available platforms and data ingestion latency in less than 15 minutes.
- Adaptability of work plans/resources in response to change.
- Consistency and Quality of running services and solutions.
- Responsible for company assets such as vehicles, IT equipment and PC’s.
Dimensions:
- Reports to the Big Data Ingestion Team Leader.
- Adhering to ITIL Processes.
What We Need From You
Qualifications/Experience:
- BSC in Computer/Telecommunication Engineering/IT or Computer science.
- Mobile Telecommunications background desirable.
- 2+ years relevant work experience in telecom enterprise data management applications.
- In-depth knowledge in Big Data systems (Cloudera stack).
Knowledge:
- Good understanding on Hadoop/Kafka/Flume/Spark/Hive/Impala/Yarn (or hands on experience depending)
- Software development background (Python/Java)
- Telecommunication experience.
- Cloudera Distribution knowledge.
Skills:
- Excellent communication skills (business and technical).
- Orientated for process improvements.
- Analytical technical skills to be able to predict the consequences of configuration changes (impact analysis), to identify root causes that are not obvious and to understand the business requirements.
- Being a problem solver.
- Team player.
- Strong ability to understand complex system landscape configuration considering the E2E view.
About Application Process
If you meet the criteria and you are enthusiastic about the role, we would welcome your application. To complete the application you would need the following document(s):
- Resume/CV
- Passport-size photograph
- Highest Education Qualification
