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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # A-82-Scala Developer 66129 - **Company:** F.H.R., INC. - **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Application Frameworks, Confluence, JIRA, Batch Processing, Data Infrastructure, IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Linux, Distributed Computing Environment, Drools, Apache Hadoop, Hadoop Distributed File System, Apache Hive, Open Source Technology, Query Optimization, Cloudera, Scala (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Data Processing, Apache Yarn, Cloudera Manager, Apache Spark, Software Application Programming, Git, Production Code, Data Management, Software Version Control, Service Stack - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=49077d1fb77f072d ## About the Role * Minimum 7 years of experience developing enterprise-scale distributed data processing applications. * Strong hands-on development experience with Scala. * Experience developing applications using Apache Spark 2.x and/or Spark 3.x. * Experience developing and maintaining applications running on Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) 7.x or equivalent enterprise Hadoop distributions. * Experience with Apache Hive 3.x for data processing and Hive table management. * Experience implementing business rules using the Drools Rules Engine. * Strong SQL development and query optimization skills. * Experience supporting Linux-based production environments. * Experience troubleshooting distributed Spark applications in production. * Experience using Git and modern version control practices. Preferred Qualifications * Medicaid or healthcare experience. * Experience with Medicaid Encounter Processing. * Experience with Cloudera Manager, HDFS, and YARN. * Experience integrating with IBM DataStage. * Familiarity with AWS infrastructure supporting Cloudera. * Experience with Agile, Jira, and Confluence. Skills Architecture Cloudera Data Advanced (7-9 Years) Yes Skills Others Distributed Data Processing * Minimum 7 years of experience developing enterprise-scale distributed data processing applications. Advanced (7-9 Years) Yes Skills Others Drools Experience implementing business rules using the Drools Rules Engine Proficient (4-6 Years) Yes Skills Others Scala * Strong hands-on development experience with Scala. Proficient (4-6 Years) Yes Skills Others SQL and Linux * Strong SQL development and query optimization skills * Experience supporting Linux-based production environments Yes Skills Others Apache experience *Experience developing applications using Apache Spark 2.x and/or Spark 3.x. *Experience with Apache Hive 3.x for data processing and Hive table management. Proficient (4-6 Years) Yes Skills Others Cloudera * Experience developing and maintaining applications running on Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) 7.x or equivalent enterprise Hadoop distributions No ## Description The Senior Data Engineer will serve as the primary technical owner responsible for the ongoing maintenance, enhancement, operational support, and reliability of Nebraska's enterprise data processing framework supporting Medicaid Encounter Processing and enterprise data ingestion. This mission-critical platform processes provider, member, reference, and encounter data used by downstream Medicaid systems and reporting. The application framework is developed using Scala, Apache Spark, Hive, and Drools and operates on the Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). Following the State's migration from an Apache open-source Hadoop environment to Cloudera Data Platform, this position will assume primary responsibility for maintaining the production code base, implementing business and regulatory changes, supporting production operations, resolving application defects, and performing routine operational administration of the data processing environment. This position serves as the single primary technical owner of the application framework and is expected to maintain sufficient expertise across the complete technology stack-including Scala, Apache Spark, Hive, Drools, and the Cloudera Data Platform-to ensure the ongoing reliability, maintainability, and operational continuity of this mission-critical system. 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