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# Senior Data Engineer

- **Company:** Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $139,300 - $159,200
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unity 3d, Automation of Tests, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Deduplication, Information Engineering, Data Security, Systems Development Life Cycle, Cadence Virtuoso, SQL Databases, Apache Spark, Virtual Environment, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Cisco, Databricks
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-data-engineer-chicago-il--fb49779d-4196-4492-aa99-169c3de3543f

## About the Role

Data Lake, Finance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Scalable System Development, Cisco Unity, Cadence, Metrics, Data Entry, Problem Solving Skills, * Ability to problem-solve

 * Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively in a virtual environment (e.g., via phone, web/videoconference)
 * Ability to concentrate on tasks, make decisions and work calmly and effectively in a high-pressure, deadline-orientated environment
 * Demonstrated ability to use good judgment in taking initiative while asking for direction or clarification and consulting others, as appropriate
 * Willingness to be flexible with time and adjust to a changing work environment
 * Ability to build and maintain positive relationships, both internally and externally, while maintaining a client service orientation
 * Ability to use sound judgment and discretion in dealing with highly confidential information
 * Ability to take direction and accept supervision
 * Demonstrated ability to work independently, organize and accurately prioritize work, be detail-oriented, understand when urgency is required and use good judgment in varied situations
 * Ability to work effectively with co-workers in a team oriented collaborative environment, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; or equivalent years of professional experience
 * 8+ years of production-grade data engineering experience, including hands-on pipeline design, build, and operation
 * Strong, hands-on experience with Spark/PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog;
 * Direct Azure Databricks experience strongly preferred
 * Demonstrated experience with orchestration tooling (e.g., Delta Live Tables, Workflows), CI/CD, version control, and automated testing for data pipelines
 * Experience embedding data security, matter-level or client-level data isolation, and privilege-aware access controls in pipeline design
 * Ability to mentor and set technical standards for less experienced engineers

## Description

Faegre Drinker is a firm designed for clients and designed for you. We understand that our people are critical to our success and we are committed to investing in our paraprofessional, administrative and operations professionals. We are always looking for talented, service-focused individuals to join our flexible and high-performing culture. With technology tools and resources that support our hybrid work environment, our colleagues enjoy a culture of learning, support for work and personal goals, opportunities to give back to our communities, and competitive benefits and rewards programs. At Faegre Drinker, you will have the opportunity to share your expertise within and across teams and contribute to our success., * Implements Silver-layer cleansing, deduplication, type conformance, and cross-system key resolution, maintaining data lineage and auditability

 * Owns orchestration (Delta Live Tables / Workflows), source control, automated testing, monitoring, and the CI/CD promotion path across Dev/Test/Prod
 * Provides technical input on source data availability, grain, and refresh cadence to inform Gold-layer design and Unity Catalog Metric View definitions
 * Special projects and other duties as assigned