Job Title: Data Engineer
Location: Charlotte, NC
Hybrid - 3 days in a week
Employment Type: Long Term Contract
Pay Rate Range: $50/hr-$55/hr W2
Job Description:
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer role resource is required at onsite location (Charlotte, NC - North Carolina-USA Onsite location)). Resource should have minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in building production data systems. Resource will have to work from office for 3 days in a week. Resource is expected to design, build, and maintain scalable data platforms while leading technical decisions.
Key technical skills - required:
- Programming
Python (advanced)
SQL (expert level)
Scala or Java (often preferred for big data)
- Data Engineering skills required
ETL/ELT pipeline development
Data modelling (star schema, dimensional modelling)
Data warehousing (Snowflake, Big-Query, Redshift, Synapse)
Data lakes and lake-house architectures
- Big Data Technologies skills required
Apache Spark (essential)
Hadoop ecosystem
Kafka (streaming)
Apache Airflow or similar workflow orchestration tools
- Cloud Platforms skills required
AWS (S3, Glue, EMR, Lambda, Redshift)
Azure (ADF, Synapse, Databricks)
Google Cloud (Big-Query, Dataflow, Data-proc)
- Databases skills required
PostgreSQL, MySQL
NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
- DevOps & Engineering Practices
Git
CI/CD pipelines
Docker
Kubernetes
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform is a plus)
- Data Quality & Governance
Data validation and testing
Metadata management
Security and access control
Monitoring and observability
- Leadership Skills
System design and architecture
Mentoring junior engineers
Stakeholder communication
Project estimation and technical planning
- Nice-to-Have Skills
Databricks
DBT (Data Build Tool)
Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg
Machine learning data pipelines
Generative AI and LLM data infrastructure
Epik Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment. All employment decisions at Epik are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications and merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or any other status protected by applicable law or regulations. Epik participates in the E-Verify program.
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