Highlights
The ideal Data Engineer thrives when solving complex data puzzles, building scalable solutions, and creating order from highly customized legacy environments. This role offers significant ownership, autonomy, and the opportunity to impact enterprise-wide decision-making through improved data architecture and reporting.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Brighton, CO |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $110,000–$120,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
Description
Data Engineer
Overview
Our client is seeking a Data Engineer to lead a high-visibility data modernization initiative focused on rebuilding ETL processes, standardizing reporting, and documenting critical business systems. This role offers significant ownership, autonomy, and the opportunity to impact enterprise-wide decision-making through improved data architecture and reporting.
The organization is seeking a self-driven professional who enjoys solving complex data challenges with minimal oversight.
Core Responsibilities
As the Data Engineer, you will be responsible for driving two business-critical initiatives and ensuring a successful transition away from legacy systems.
Key Functional Tasks & Estimated Time Allocation
1. Current-State ETL Analysis & Documentation
- Assess and document existing ETL processes and data flows
- Identify process conflicts, redundancies, and dependencies
- Work with subject matter experts to understand legacy architecture
- Create detailed technical documentation to support future-state planning
2. ETL Architecture, Design & Rebuild
- Design and architect a new ETL framework to replace legacy processes
- Establish scalable, secure, and maintainable data pipelines
- Develop implementation plans and technical specifications
- Build and deploy the new ETL environment
3. Power BI Reporting Standardization
- Evaluate existing reports and dashboards
- Establish a standardized reporting framework and base report library
- Develop and refine DAX calculations
- Implement row-level security and scalable reporting access
4. Integration & Transition Projects
- Support legacy platform transition efforts
- Participate in API and data integration initiatives
- Assist with knowledge transfer and future-state readiness planning
Required Qualifications
The successful Data Engineer will possess:
- Advanced ETL architecture, design, and documentation experience
- Strong experience rebuilding or modernizing data environments
- Advanced Power BI expertise
- Deep knowledge of DAX calculations and report design
- Experience implementing row-level security within Power BI
- Strong technical documentation and process-mapping skills
- Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity
- Experience evaluating existing systems and recommending improvements
Preferred Qualifications
- API integration experience
- Experience working with legacy system migrations
- Knowledge of Salesforce data structures
- Exposure to financial services, operations, leasing, or data-intensive environments
- Familiarity with enterprise reporting governance
Core Competencies
The Data Engineer will bring:
- Strong curiosity and investigative problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize multiple large-scale initiatives
- Independent decision-making and execution capabilities
- Effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Passion for building scalable, long-term solutions
Work Environment and Compensation
- Onsite role in Denver, CO
- Business casual culture, including casual Fridays
- Collaborative team focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and practical problem-solving
- $110,000 to $120,000 annual salary
- Performance-based compensation growth opportunities
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This Data Engineer opportunity offers ownership of foundational data initiatives that directly impact business operations and executive decision-making. You will help modernize critical systems, replace legacy processes, establish reporting standards, and shape the future data architecture of a growing organization.
The ideal Data Engineer thrives when solving complex data puzzles, building scalable solutions, and creating order from highly customized legacy environments.
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About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
