Data Engineer

Rutherford, NJ, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Contract W2
On-site
USD $72.47 - 86.96 per hour
Company Branding Image
Fitment

Dice Job Match Score™

🎯 Assessing qualifications...

Job Details

Skills

  • Financial Services
  • Workflow
  • Reliability Engineering
  • Scalability
  • Data Integrity
  • Stored Procedures
  • Analytics
  • Use Cases
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Quality
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • System Integration
  • Data Flow
  • Development Testing
  • Collaboration
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Data Governance
  • Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Analysis
  • SQL
  • Relational Databases
  • Data Warehouse
  • Extract
  • Transform
  • Load
  • Big Data
  • Quality Assurance
  • Data Validation
  • Testing
  • Problem Solving
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Analytical Skill
  • Communication
  • Stakeholder Management
  • MEAN Stack
  • Customer Service
  • Training And Development
  • SAP BASIS

Summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Data Engineer for a right to hire assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in Rutherford, NJ.

Responsibilities :
  • Responsible for building, optimizing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and ensuring data quality across platforms.
  • Applies in-depth knowledge of data engineering principles, SQL development, and quality engineering (QE) fundamentals to improve data processes, workflows, and system reliability.
  • Applies strong expertise in data engineering, contributing to the design and enhancement of data pipelines, architectures, and data quality frameworks.
  • Demonstrates a deep understanding of how data systems integrate across functions, enabling efficient data flow and alignment with business objectives.
  • Evaluates moderately complex data challenges, balancing performance, scalability, and data integrity considerations using multiple data sources.
  • Utilizes advanced SQL skills to design, optimize, and troubleshoot queries, stored procedures, and data transformations.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills are required to work across technical and business teams.
  • Influences technical decisions through advisory support and contributes to large-scale data initiatives with regional or global impact.
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support analytics and operational use cases
  • Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and validation
  • Implement data quality checks, validation rules, and QE practices to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data
  • Partner with business and technology teams to translate requirements into technical data solutions
  • Analyze and troubleshoot data issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing fixes
  • Drive data governance and standardization efforts across systems and platforms
  • Support system integration and data flow across multiple applications and environments
  • Lead data-related aspects of system changes, from requirements through development, testing (QE), and deployment
  • Collaborate with QE teams to define test strategies, automate data validation, and ensure end-to-end system quality
  • Communicate risks, dependencies, and impacts of data solutions to stakeholders
  • Ensure compliance with data governance policies, regulatory requirements, and best practices

Required Skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5-8 years of experience in data engineering, SQL development, data analysis, or related field
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases and data warehousing concepts
  • Experience with ETL tools, data pipeline frameworks, and big data technologies (preferred)
  • Knowledge of Quality Engineering (QE) fundamentals, including data validation, testing frameworks, and automation
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
  • Experience working in complex, cross-functional environments
SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: sgainc
  • Position Id: 26-01558
  • Posted 2 hours ago

Company Info

About Software Guidance & Assistance

Founded in 1981, SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider with a national footprint and headquartered in the shadow of Wall Street. We’re a certified women-owned business. We provide contingent staffing, direct placement, and professional and managed services to transform businesses and evolve careers. We’re small enough to tailor our services to each client and big enough to deliver for some of the world’s largest employers. Our professionals are experts in areas such as IT, finance, accounting, risk, and clinical.

SGA provides contingent staffing, direct placement, and professional and managed services nationwide for Fortune 500 companies, mid-size businesses and select startups.

Our core skillsets include all areas of technology – business & data analysis, cyber & network security, database administration, development & architecture, infrastructure, program & project management, quality assurance & testing. We also deliver talent across professional business functions such as finance, accounting, risk, and clinical.

Our Professional & Managed Services team delivers IT projects through onshore, offshore and hybrid delivery models. We develop software products, modernize applications, add features, and integrate and maintain systems. Our scope covers, among others, complex application suites, data management and visualizations, machine learning and mobile applications.

About_Company_OneAbout_Company_Two
Create job alert
Set job alertNever miss an opportunity! Create an alert based on the job you applied for.

Similar Jobs

New York, New York

Today

Contract

USD 65.00 - 79.00 per hour

New York, New York

Today

Contract

USD 73.00 - 75.00 per hour

Rutherford, New Jersey

Today

Contract

Rutherford, New Jersey

Today

Contract

Search all similar jobs