Lead Data Engineer

Precision System Design Inc.
United States
17 days ago
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Role details

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

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Big Data Cloud Computing Cloud Database Data Governance Data Integration Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Migration IBM DB2 Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language)
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PostgreSQL Meta-Data Management Microsoft SQL Server Oracle (Applications) SQL Databases Teradata SQL Data Ingestion Netezza Snowflake Software Troubleshooting Build Management Terraform Legacy Systems

Requirements

Are you an experienced Data Engineer looking for a change? Do you want to work with cutting edge technology for an established Fortune 100 company on a fully remote basis? We re hiring a Lead Data Engineer for a remote contract opportunity focused on large-scale data integration and modernization. You ll design and build enterprise data ingestion and migration solutions using Snowflake, Python, SQL, AWS, and Terraform. This is a hands-on technical lead role with the opportunity to solve complex source-system challenges and create reusable frameworks for onboarding data at scale. Candidates must be able to work ET business hours., Snowflake - Experience designing, building, and supporting enterprise data solutions in Snowflake.

  • Python & SQL - Strong development experience building scalable data ingestion, transformation, validation, and automation solutions.

  • AWS Cloud Engineering - Experience with AWS services including S3, IAM, KMS, Glue, and cloud-based data integration patterns.

  • Data Migration & Data Integration - Proven experience onboarding new data sources, analyzing source systems, implementing CDC and incremental loading patterns, and migrating data from legacy platforms.

  • Terraform & Infrastructure as Code - Experience automating cloud infrastructure deployment and managing environments through code.

  • ETL/ELT design and implementation experience

  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

  • Experience working within Agile delivery teams

  • Ability to work independently in ambiguous environments

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to partner effectively with business teams, analysts, and source system owners

  • Experience leading technical discussions and driving solution design

Plusses:

  • Experience with M&A data integration initiatives

  • Experience with enterprise data governance, lineage, or metadata management solutions

  • Experience migrating data from legacy platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Teradata, PostgreSQL, or Netezza

Benefits & conditions

We offer highly competitive pay rates, as well as an opportunity to participate in our group health insurance, long term disability and 401(k) plans.

About the company

Our Clients. We work with the best.

  • We are direct vendors to Fortune 500 companies across North America

  • We’re the top provider of contract IT professionals to many of our clients

Our Experience. We know how to sell our candidates to clients.

  • We’ve been in business for over 20 years, and have made thousands of successful placements

Our Background. Precision is run by former IT professionals.

  • We know what it is like to be an IT consultant working in a large organization.

  • We actually understand your skills. We’ll make sure that you are right for the job, and that the job is right for you.

Our Reputation for Quality. Clients favor Precision’s candidates.

  • We take the time to learn about you so that we can best match you to our openings and sell you to our clients.

  • Our clients know from experience that Precision’s consultants are the most qualified and the best fit for their project teams.

Our Ethics. We pride ourselves on our ethical business practices.

  • We never submit your resume without your permission, and we never give your resume to other staffing companies

  • We are up front about pay rates and the interviewing process, and provide you with constant feedback.

Our Responsibility. We take seriously our obligations to our consultants.

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