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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer Consultant II - **Company:** Allstate Corporation - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $70,100.0 - $121,475.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Automation of Tests, Business Intelligence Development, Big Data, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Security, Distributed Computing Environment, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Operational Databases, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Cloud Services, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, Apache Spark, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lakes, Data Analytics, Data Management, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines - **Published:** May 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=86f445f39039841b ## About the Role Do you have experience in Version control systems?, * Strong experience as a Data Engineer building and operating production data pipelines. * Hands-on experience with Apache Spark for large-scale data processing. * Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data transformation best practices. * Experience with cloud-based data platforms and storage (e.g., Data Lakes, Lakehouse architectures). * Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, or similar analytics platforms (strong plus). * Experience designing and optimizing data models for analytical workloads. * Understanding of distributed data processing concepts, performance tuning, and fault tolerance. * Experience with CI/CD, version control, and infrastructure-as-code concepts. * Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex data issues. * Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams. * 2+ years of experience in data engineering or equivalent role (preferred). Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills * Experience with real-time or event-driven data processing. Skills Data Analysis, Python (Programming Language) ## Description Allstate's Data & Analytics Technology organization is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable, reliable, and high performing data pipelines that support enterprise analytics, reporting, and advanced data use cases. In this role, you will focus on building robust batch and streaming data solutions using Apache Spark and modern cloud data platforms. Experience with Microsoft Fabric is a strong plus. You will work closely with analytics engineers, data scientists, product teams, and platform partners to transform raw, complex data into trusted, analytics ready datasets. 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