Location: Plano/ McLean (Onsite/Hybrid – Only)
Salary Range: Competitive, based on experience
Must have previous client experience working for this customer in the past 5 years
Introduction
We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer with a background in AWS and GCP to join our team for a 9-month contract. The ideal candidate will have experience in the banking sector and possess a strong technical background in data engineering, cloud storage, and data processing technologies.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong programming experience in Python
- Proven experience designing and implementing data lake architectures (e.g., Bronze/Silver/Gold or layered models)
- Strong knowledge of Cloud Storage (GCS) design, including bucket layout, naming conventions, lifecycle policies, and access controls
- Hands-on experience with columnar data formats (Parquet, Avro, ORC) and compression techniques
- Expertise in partitioning strategies, backfills, and large-scale data organization
- Ability to design curated data models optimized for analytics and BI consumption
- Hands-on experience with AWS
- Expertise in Kubernetes and Kubeflow (or similar orchestration/workflow tools)
- Experience with Spark, Pandas, NumPy for data processing
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins or similar)
- Experience in debugging, performance tuning, and vulnerability remediation
- Must have previous client experience working for this customer in the past 5 years
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Previous experience in the banking industry
- Experience with additional cloud platforms
- Advanced data analytics and machine learning experience
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable data lake solutions on GCP and AWS
- Optimize and maintain data storage solutions for performance and cost
- Collaborate with data analysts and BI teams to deliver curated data models
Company Benefits & Culture
- Collaborative and innovative work environment
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.