Job Description

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 .

TopTech Talent is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

🚫 Third-party recruiters, please do not reach out for this role.

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