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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Spring, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Code Generation, Metadata, Power BI, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Standard Sql, Delivery Pipeline, Apache Spark, Pyspark, Code Restructuring, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/8868c6f4-6f4a-4e62-a993-7277fb81e977

## About the Role

* 4-5 years of experience
 * Very Strong Databricks Lakehouse principles and experience
 * Hands-on Unity Catalog experience
 * Experience developing Spark Declarative Pipelines (Lakeflow/DLT, autoloader)
 * Deep experience with DBT model development, conversion, and refactoring
 * Working knowledge of Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
 * Familiarity with metadata-driven frameworks
 * Exposure to Power BI and analytics consumption patterns
 * Exposure to code generation and agentic engineering patterns
 * Strong pipeline development capabilities
 * Strong SQL and PySpark development skills

Required Non-Technical Skills Collaboration

 * Strong partnership mindset
 * Effective stakeholder engagement
 * Excellent verbal communication skills
 * Strong written communication skills
 * Strong accountability
 * Takes ownership of assigned deliverables
 * Drives issues to closure Risk Management
 * Raises alarms early when risks are identified
 * Escalates blockers appropriately
 * Proactively identifies project dependencies
 * Communicates schedule or quality risks effectively Problem Solving
 * Strong analytical skills
 * Root cause analysis capabilities
 * Ability to work closely with BI and QA teams
 * Ability to participate in technical design discussions
 * Ability to explain technical concepts clearly
 * Ability to communicate blockers and dependencies effectively
 * Ability to work independently
 * Ability to investigate data discrepancies

## Description

Kforce has a client in Spring, TX that is seeking a Data Engineer.

Key Tasks:

 * Responsible for building and maintaining ingestion
 * Routinely partners with QA to define testing criteria for data accuracy and proactively updates
 * Project Management on technical blockers, delivery timelines, and sprint progress without requiring micromanagement


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