Data Engineer

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Databricks
Snowflake
Data Governance
Visualization
data mining
data profiling
alerts
SQL
Tableau

Job Details

Job title: Data Engineer

Mode of work: Remote (Preferably from PST or MST)

Duration: 12 months

Job description:

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable and auditable data pipelines using Databricks (Spark/Scala/Python/SQL) and Snowflake
  • Own the data validation lifecycle including source-to-target reconciliation using Oracle, data profiling, and anomaly detection
  • Conduct deep-dive data mining to uncover patterns, inconsistencies, and opportunities for business action.
  • Develop and maintain data visualizations and dashboards in Tableau to support transparency and decision-making
  • Implement data quality checks and automated alerting for pipeline failures, anomalies, and audit flags
  • Collaborate with analysts, scientists, and business stakeholders to gather requirements, and deliver reliable data products.
  • Optimize existing pipelines for performance, scalability, and operational simplicity
  • Document data lineage, pipeline logic, and metadata clearly and consistently

Required Skills:

  • -Hands-on experience designing and maintaining scalable data pipelines using Databricks (Spark/Scala/Python/Sql) and Snowflake
  • -Strong SQL development skills for data extraction, transformation, and performance tuning
  • -Ability to conduct source-to-target data reconciliation, auditing, and anomaly detection across large datasets
  • -Proven experience troubleshooting Spark performance issues
  • -Expertise in Snowflake data loading and update patterns
  • -Tableau dashboard development, including parameters, performance optimization, and data-driven visualization
  • -Solid understanding of data validation lifecycle
  • -Ability to document pipelines, workflows, and requirements

Preferred Skills:

  • -Familiarity with advanced data profiling, anomaly detection techniques, and predictive modeling for identifying inconsistencies
  • -Experience collaborating with business stakeholders to translate analytical requirements into reliable data products
  • -Knowledge documenting data lineage, pipeline logic, and metadata management practices
  • -Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical findings to non-technical stakeholders
  • -Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal oversight while managing priorities effectively
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