Cloud Data Engineer

job summary:

Fluency in Python for data pipelines, automation, and APIs.

Experience with distributed engines such as Spark, Flink, or PySpark.

Expertise in scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and real-time streaming architectures.

Strong SQL and data modeling expertise.

location: Westlake, Texas

job type: Contract

salary: $72 - 73 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

• 1. Lakehouse Architecture (Apache Iceberg) Design and build Iceberg-based data lakes with ACID-compliant, versioned datasets.
• Implement Iceberg table evolution (schema evolution, partition spec, snapshot management).
• Develop best practices for Iceberg governance, metadata compaction, and performance tuning.
• 2. Data Pipelines & Distributed Processing Build scalable batch and streaming pipelines using AWS services (S3, EMR, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions).
• Develop ingestion and transformation workflows using Python , Spark , or Flink .
• Implement CDC pipelines using Kafka Connect or equivalent tooling.
• Ensure robust CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions or similar.
• 3. Streaming Data Engineering (Kafka) Design and operate Kafka-based streaming pipelines (Kafka/MSK).
• Build producers/consumers using Python or JVM languages.
• Implement patterns such as topic partitioning, compaction, schema registry, and event versioning.
• 4. Data Modeling, Quality, and Observability Design data models for analytical and operational use cases using Iceberg tables.
• Implement automated data quality checks , validation rules, and anomaly detection.
• Build lineage, monitoring, alerting, and pipeline observability.
• 5. AWS Architecture & Operations Apply best practices for AWS security, cost optimization, and data governance.
• Manage IAM, KMS, S3 object lifecycle management, networking, and data encryption.
• Operationalize EMR/Glue jobs, containerized workloads, or serverless workloads.
• 6. Cross?Functional Collaboration Partner with analytics, platform, and product teams to deliver high-quality data products.
• Participate in design reviews, architecture discussions, and roadmap planning.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards.

qualifications:

4-10+ years of experience in Data Engineering or similar roles.

Strong hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg (table design, evolution, metadata, partitioning).

Deep experience with AWS data stack:

S3, EMR, Lambda, Glue, IAM, Step Functions, CloudWatch

Strong proficiency in Kafka (producers/consumers, schema registry, partitioning strategies).

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.