Data Engineer

VC5 Consulting
Houston, TX, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis Information Systems Information Engineering Data Integration Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server NoSQL Oracle (Applications) SQL Databases Snowflake
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Microsoft Fabric Data Lakes Pyspark Data Analytics Data Pipelines Databricks

Job description

This role focuses on designing, developing, and supporting data engineering and data integrations, primarily in a Databricks data lake house environment. The Data Engineer will collaborate closely with business users to build semantic data models, dashboards, and perform hands-on analysis to address business questions. This position plays a crucial role in establishing a robust data foundation that supports AI and machine learning initiatives, ensuring high-quality, well-governed data products., * Design and develop reliable data pipelines that ingest data from various source systems into a Databricks data lake house.

  • Curate data through a layered medallion architecture into clean, analytics-ready datasets.
  • Collaborate with business users to build semantic data models and dashboards that support decision-making.
  • Conduct hands-on data analysis to answer business questions and provide actionable insights.
  • Establish and maintain data governance and quality practices to ensure the reliability of data products.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of IT/technology experience spanning data analysis, data engineering, and/or data integration.
  • At least 3 years of experience writing SQL/NoSQL queries, with specific experience in MS SQL Server, Oracle, and/or Postgres.
  • Bachelor’’s degree in Information Systems, IT, or a related technical discipline.
  • Hands-on experience with a modern cloud data platform or lake house, such as Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or Snowflake.
  • Strong Python skills for data engineering, including experience with PySpark.

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