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# Principal Data Engineer

- **Company:** Kelly Services Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Airflow, Cloud Computing, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Relational Databases, Distributed Computing Environment, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Software Construction, Workflow Management Systems, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Generative AI, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker
- **Published:** July 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/C9FEFF0984CD43FA90DE473CD08B6E60/job/

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering or a related field
 * Strong experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
 * Expertise in data modeling and schema design
 * Experience working with relational databases, document stores (MongoDB), and search platforms (Elasticsearch)
 * Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration
 * Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Docker, Terraform, Terragrunt, Helm, and Kubernetes manifests
 * Experience with Apache Spark and distributed data processing
 * Experience developing on distributed cloud platforms
 * Strong commitment to software engineering best practices

Desired Skills & Experience

 * Experience with Snowflake
 * Familiarity with Generative AI technologies
 * Strong understanding of modern data security best practices, particularly in regulated environments
 * Domain expertise in Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, or Medical Devices, Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis now and in the future.

## Description

We're hiring a Principal Data Engineer to join a fast-growing, mission-driven healthcare technology company transforming how life sciences organizations access and leverage regulatory data. This is a full-time, hybrid opportunity based in Boston, where you'll play a critical role in building the data infrastructure behind a platform that helps pharmaceutical and medical device companies make smarter, faster decisions.


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