Database Engineer Contractor

Job Title: Database Engineer Contractor

Location: Cupertino, CA; New York City, NY; Austin, TX

Duration: 9 months

Work Arrangement: Onsite 3 days per week

Pay Range: Up to $78/hr (W2)

Job ID: 371574

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Database Engineer Contractor to support a Deloitte project team by designing, developing, and optimizing database and data operations systems for analytics, ML, and reporting. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in CI/CD for data and analytics infrastructure, ETL/ELT engineering, and hybrid cloud operations and a proven ability to deliver resilient, secure, and high-performance data platforms with zero-downtime deployment practices.

Responsibilities:

• Design and construct large relational databases to meet project requirements.


• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT processes to integrate systems with existing data warehouse and lakehouse structures.


• Optimize database performance and ensure efficient, reliable data retrieval and availability.


• Implement and enforce database and platform security controls to protect integrity and confidentiality.


• Perform regular data validation and quality checks to ensure accuracy and reliability.


• Lead day-to-day data operations to ensure delivery of quality results and SLA adherence.


• Provision, scale, and maintain data, analytics, and ML infrastructure for batch and real-time systems in hybrid cloud.


• Shepherd zero-downtime deployments through CI/CD and continuous delivery practices.


• Build observability, monitoring, alerting, and self-healing tools in partnership with platform teams.


• Debug complex distributed systems and lead production incidents, including post-incident reviews.


• Develop self-service tooling and automation to improve engineering efficiency and service quality.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Primary skill: Infrastructure Engineer - CI/CD, advanced level.


• 6-9 years of experience in data operations, database engineering, or related roles.


• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments such as GitLab, Spinnaker, Docker, and Kubernetes.


• Proficiency in one or more languages for automation and API integration: Python, Go, Rust, Java, or Scala.


• Experience implementing security controls, governance, compliance validation, and cost optimization.


• Solid understanding of IaC techniques such as Terraform and related orchestration tooling.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with incident management experience.


• Excellent written and verbal communication with a track record of accountable execution.

Preferred Skills:

• Observability with Splunk, Grafana, and Datadog.


• Analytics and applied ML stack: Apache Spark, Trino/Pinot, Apache Iceberg, Apache Atlas, Flink, Airflow/Luigi, Tableau, Snowflake, Databricks, MLflow, data catalogs, Jupyter Notebooks, vector databases, and Cassandra.


• Experience in agile or evolving product environments and scaling operations in dynamic settings.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits


• Opportunities for growth with global clients


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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