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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Gravity Hair Salon, LLC
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Big Data, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Amazon DynamoDB, Apache Hadoop, Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, Scala (Programming Language), Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), SQL Databases, Data Logging, Data Ingestion, Apache Spark, Pandas, Pyspark, Information Technology, Cloudwatch, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** June 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.gravityitresources.com/job/9336-senior-data-engineer-onsite-h1b-sponsorship-available-charlotte-north-carolina/?job-search=yes

## About the Role

* 8 to 15 years of data engineering experience
 * Proven track record leading teams on complex data products
 * Experience migrating on-premise big data platforms to AWS
 * Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
 * Power Systems or DER Dispatch experience is a strong plus
 * Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

## Description

We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer with a Fortune 150 company in Charlotte on a 2 to 3 year hybrid contract. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with real scope, real scale, and a long runway.

What You'll Own

 * Lead design, build, test, and deployment of complex data pipeline components
 * Provide technical direction, peer review, and accountability to the dev team
 * Build and maintain real-time, event-driven data ingestion streams
 * Develop scalable ETL/ELT processes and integrated data quality frameworks
 * Collaborate with architects, product owners, and data scientists on key decisions
 * Identify data gaps and deliver automated analytical solutions
 * Ensure data security, encryption, access controls, and logging standards

Core Technical Stack

 * AWS: Athena, S3, Lambda, Glue, EMR, Kinesis, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch
 * Languages: Python, Java, Scala, Pandas
 * Databases: Redshift, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, MongoDB
 * Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
 * Nice to have: PySpark, Spark, SQL, Hadoop, CI/CD pipelines, API frameworks, We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer for a Fortune 150 company in Charlotte on a 2 to 3 year hybrid contract. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with real scope, real scale, and a long runway.

What You'll Own

 * Lead design, build, test, and deployment of complex data pipeline components
 * Provide technical direction, peer review, and accountability to the dev team
 * Build and maintain real-time, event-driven data ingestion streams
 * Develop scalable ETL/ELT processes and integrated data quality frameworks
 * Collaborate with architects, product owners, and data scientists on key decisions
 * Identify data gaps and deliver automated analytical solutions
 * Ensure data security, encryption, access controls, and logging standards

Core Technical Stack

 * AWS: Athena, S3, Lambda, Glue, EMR, Kinesis, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch
 * Languages: Python, Java, Scala, Pandas
 * Databases: Redshift, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, MongoDB
 * Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
 * Nice to have: PySpark, Spark, SQL, Hadoop, CI/CD pipelines, API frameworks


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