Senior Data Engineer

Kelly Services Inc.
Boston, MA, United States
17 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Airflow Amazon Web Services Data Analysis Application Frameworks Microsoft Azure Big Data BigQuery Cloud Database Continuous Integration Information Engineering Data Governance
+22 more
Data Infrastructure Data Systems Python (Programming Language) Power BI Standard Sql Software Engineering SQL Databases Tableau (Software) Large Language Models Snowflake Apache Spark Cloudformation Kubernetes Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Information Technology Data Lineage Machine Learning Operations Text Analysis Streamlit Framework Terraform Software Version Control Docker

Job description

A globally recognized economics, technology, and strategy consulting firm is hiring a full-time Senior Data Engineer to join its engineering center of excellence. This team builds scalable data infrastructure and automation platforms that support high-impact consulting engagements across Fortune 100 companies, governments, and leading technology organizations. The environment combines modern cloud architecture, advanced analytics, and large-scale data engineering using technologies like Python, SQL, Snowflake, Spark, Airflow, dbt, Terraform, and Kubernetes.

This is a highly visible engineering role where you’ll influence how complex, data-intensive consulting projects are built and delivered across the organization. The team is looking for someone who can architect scalable systems, mentor engineers, and help create reusable frameworks that improve delivery across dozens of engagements.

Requirements

· 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or data infrastructure roles

· Strong proficiency in Python and SQL

· Experience with modern data stack tools such as Airflow, dbt, Spark, Snowflake, or BigQuery

· Experience designing scalable cloud-based data architectures across AWS, Azure, or GCP

· Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation

· Strong understanding of CI/CD, version control, Docker, and Kubernetes

· Experience building scalable, reproducible, and performance-optimized data systems

· Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Desired Skills & Experience

· Consulting or client-facing engineering experience

· Experience developing reusable frameworks, libraries, or internal tooling

· Familiarity with data governance and lineage tracking solutions

· Exposure to AI/ML pipelines, LLM evaluation systems, or text analytics workflows

· Experience supporting analytics and visualization platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, or Streamlit

Benefits & conditions

  • Competitive base salary + annual 401(k) contributions

You will receive the following benefits:

· Medical Insurance

· Dental Benefits

· Vision Benefits

· Paid Time Off (PTO)

· 401(k) with company contribution

· Flexible/hybrid work environment

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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