Big Data expert is the professional who designs the application process of Big Data systems in companies, including: to analyze the needs of data exploitation (quantification of data volume to be processed, type of data analysis, and storage capacity); to dimension the system based on these needs; to design and plan a security system; to track, and support its implementation; to train company staff in Big Data system operation; or to participate in the strategic development of the company, providing information about Big Data system possibilities.

Big Data expert works, usually in technology consulting firms that design server applications in Java/J2EE environments, Oracle, Microsoft, Host / Cobol, among others, and integrate security solutions or business intelligence, as Hadoop, Hive and Pig.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Matemàtiques
• Grau: Física
• Grau: Enginyeria física
• Grau: Estadística
• Grau: Estadística aplicada
• Grau: Bioinformàtica
• Grau: Enginyeria informàtica
• Grau: Enginyeria telemàtica
• Grau: Enginyeria informàtica de gestió i sistemes d'informació
• Grau: Informàtica i serveis

Complementary training

Big Data expert must have additional training that can be acquired by doing the following courses:

¿ Course on server environments such as Java/J2EE, Oracle, SAP-BO, Microsoft, Microstrategy or Cognos.
¿ Course on Platforms created by open source to generate Big Data solutions, for example, Hadoop.
¿ Course on distributed data and high-volume, non-relational databases and optimization algorithms.

Other specific skills

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 2

Orientation within reach: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Initiative: Level 3

Communication: Level 2

Strategic orientation: Level 3

New technologies

People who show an interest in this field are motivated by the development and advanced use of new technologies in any of their applications (software, hardware, telecommunications) from an innovative perspective and in accordance with the continuous updates of technologies, programmes and equipment that appear on the market. The design, installation, management and maintenance of computer systems and new technologies are activities specific to this field.

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

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• Work hours

  The regular schedule is 40 hours spread over eight hours a day, morning and afternoon sessions. It is demanded flexibility to accommodate the workload to projects and customer needs.

• Salary

  The salary is calculated according to the experience, worked hours, responsibility and professional category, normally, it is situated between 30.371 and 47.611 gross per year. Median: 36.410 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician