Big Data Engineer, Ideation & Research at Equifax Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Who is Equifax? 

Equifax is a global data, analytics, and technology company. We believe knowledge drives progress. We blend unique data, analytics and technology with a passion for serving customers globally, to create insights to power the decisions that move people forward. ​We serve as a consumer advocate, steward of financial literacy, and champion of economic advancement. 

As an innovative global company that enables access to credit, we’re part of breakthrough collaborations and innovations that address complex social challenges such as social welfare, community relations and financial education for underprivileged youth. We establish relationships that create economically healthy communities. We help individuals gain financial independence by increasing access to capital for small businesses. And we provide young adults entering college or university with financial education tools. 

Regardless of location or role, the individual and collective work of our people makes a difference in our business. We are Powering the World with Knowledge and looking for talented team players to join us as we help people live their financial best. 

The Perks of being an Equifax Employee?

• We offer excellent compensation packages with market competitive pay, comprehensive healthcare packages, 401k matching, schedule flexibility, work from home opportunities, paid time off, and organizational growth potential.




• Grow at your own pace through online courses at Learning @ Equifax.

Qualified candidates will have a strong “high performance computing and/or Google Cloud Computing” background, passion for data science, data mining, machine learning and experience with big data architecture and associated methods. The ideal candidate will combine the skills to create new prototypes with the creativity and thoroughness to ask and answer the deepest questions about the data, what secrets it holds, and to push the boundaries of what is possible with big data.  

What You’ll Do

• Work with key stakeholders and understand their needs to develop new or improve existing solutions around data and analytics.




• Work in a cross-functional, matrix organization, at times under ambiguous circumstances.




• Partner in development of scalable solutions using large datasets with other data scientists on the team




• Research innovative data solutions to solve real market problems.

Qualifications

• Big Data Engineer is an integral part of the Data Science Innovation team that works closely with Equifax Global Chief Data and Analytics Officer, internal and external clients in all phases of the prototype development.




• Conceptualize, analyze and develop actionable recommendations for strategic challenges facing the organization.




• Manage data analysis to develop fact-based recommendations for innovation projects.




• Mine Big Data and other unstructured data to tap untouched data sources and deliver insight into new and emerging solutions.




• Work with cross-functional teams to develop ideas and execute business plans.

Extra Points for any of the Following

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or other engineering fields with 5-7 years’ experience as Data Analyst or Data Scientist or Data Wrangler is required.




• Master’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics or Statistics or other engineering fields with (3-5) years of experience.




• Agile development including Scrum and other lean techniques is a plus.




• Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to design algorithms, which may include data cleaning, data mining, data clustering and pattern recognition methodologies.




• Ability to work cross-functionally in a highly matrix driven organization, at times under ambiguous circumstances.




• Personal qualities desired: creativity, tenacity, curiosity, and passion for deep technical excellence.




• Expertise in relational, advanced SQL, NoSQL (or related technologies) and at least one general purpose programming such as Python, Scala, Java is required.




• Experience in performing analysis using Google BigQuery, and other Google Cloud Platform technologies, Hive, Impala, Scala+ Spark or PySpark is a big plus.

Success Attributes of an Equifax employee; does this describe you?

• Accountability




• Bravery




• Curiosity




• Collaboration




• Think and act differently




• Trust




• Ownership




• Decide-Execute-Ship

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If this sounds like somewhere you want to work, don’t delay, apply today - we’re looking for you!

**Unfortunately, we are neither able to sponsor visas nor hire candidates currently on OPT. Also, we are not seeking help from outside recruiting firms.

Primary Location:

USA-Atlanta-One-Atlantic-Center

Function:

Function - Data and Analytics

Schedule:

Full time

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