Genesis10 is currently seeking a Big Data Engineer for a contract position with an Agricultural Cooperative located in Inver Grove Heights, MN. This is a 4+ month contract opportunity.
Pay range: $87.66 - $90.23 per hour This role will join the Data Engineering team to deliver scalable, governed, and business-aligned data products across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will partner with business stakeholders, analysts, and data scientists to translate requirements into reliable data pipelines, models, and consumption-ready assets using tools like Snowflake, dbt, SQL, and Python.
Responsibilities: - Partner with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements, define analytics needs, and transform source system data
- Translate business requirements into scalable data models, pipeline logic, transformation patterns, and architecture decisions
- Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain data pipelines across Snowflake, AWS, Microsoft, and related enterprise platforms
- Develop governed data products that support reporting, analytics, data science, automation, and business decision-making
- Build and maintain data models and transformations using SQL, Python, dbt, Snowflake, and modern data engineering practices
- Collaborate with DevOps, architecture, security, analytics, and business teams to move solutions into production
- Apply development standards including version control, code review, testing, documentation, and CI/CD
- Support data governance practices including RBAC, access controls, naming standards, lineage, and data quality expectations
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve data delivery, optimize performance, and reduce operational risk
- Troubleshoot pipeline failures, data quality issues, access issues, and performance bottlenecks
- Support migration and decommissioning of legacy platforms, reports, and manual data processes
- Collaborate with analysts and data scientists to convert recurring ad hoc analysis into scalable data delivery solutions
- Embody a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, documentation, innovation, and learning
Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, business intelligence engineering, software engineering, or a related technical role
- Strong SQL and Python skills with experience building, optimizing, and supporting data transformations or data pipelines
- Experience developing data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, data models, or analytics-ready datasets
- Experience with Snowflake and dbt in a production data environment
- Experience with cloud data platforms and services such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or similar technologies
- Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a team environment
Desired skills: - Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, APIs, AWS Lambda, S3, Octopus Deploy, Power BI, or related tools
- Experience with governed data environments, RBAC, secure data access, data sharing, or enterprise data governance
- Experience supporting medallion architecture, data products, domain-oriented data ownership, or self-service analytics
- Experience working with analysts, data scientists, product teams, DevOps teams, enterprise architects, and business stakeholders
- Experience in agriculture, energy, supply chain, logistics, trading, hedging, finance, or operations data domains
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client.
Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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