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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** Scion Staffing, Inc. - **Location:** Cockeysville, MD, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $114,400.0 - $124,800.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Software Documentation, Databases, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Dataspaces, Data Warehousing, Database Queries, Identity and Access Management, Microsoft Data Access Components, SQL Databases, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Software Applications, Data Ingestion, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://scionstaffing.com/apply-with-scion-staffing/ ## About the Role * 4+ years of professional Data Engineering experience, with the ability to independently own technical projects and solve complex data challenges. * Hands-on experience within the Microsoft Azure data ecosystem. * Experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or OneLake strongly preferred. * Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational and enterprise data sources. * Experience designing, developing, and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines and data integrations. * Experience within environmental consulting, architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), utilities, government contracting, or a related professional-services environment. * Understanding of modern data warehouse, data lake, and/or lakehouse architectures. * Experience integrating data from multiple applications, databases, APIs, or enterprise systems. * Ability to troubleshoot data quality, pipeline, integration, and performance issues. * Familiarity with data governance, security, access management, lineage, and data quality principles. * Ability to work effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders. * Strong problem-solving skills with the curiosity and initiative to learn new technologies. * Comfortable working in an environment where you can wear multiple hats and take meaningful ownership of solutions. ## Description The Data Engineer role requires a blend of data engineering expertise, platform architecture knowledge, business analysis capability, and disciplined engineering practices. 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