Sr. Data Engineer

Job#: 3019885

Job Description:

Apex Systems is looking for a FULL TIME Senior Data Engineer who is a technical powerhouse who can scale a data platform to meet ever growing business needs of a data driven organization. The Data Engineering team builds data solutions that powers strategic and tactical business decisions and supports the Analytics and Artificial Intelligence operations. By implementing the data platform, data pipelines and data governance policies this team provides the basis for decision-making. If interested, please email Ryan Morris directly at

Location: Lisle, IL, Columbia, MD, or Minneapolis, MN

Rate: Up to $140k yearly + 10-15% Bonus (Annually)

Employment Type: Full-Time / Direct PERM

Overview:

• Work closely with various business, IT, Analyst and Data Science groups to collect business requirements.
• Design, develop, deploy and support high performance data pipelines both inbound and outbound.
• Optimize data pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Ensure quality of critical data element, prepare data quality remediation plans and collaborate with business and system owners to fix the quality issues at its root.
• Document the design and support strategy of the data pipelines.
• Capture, store and socialize data lineage and operational metadata.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data engineering issues as they arise.
• Mentor and guide junior data engineers.

Qualifications:

• Experience in building data lakes and cloud data platforms
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform technologies like BigQuery, Composer, GCS, DataStream, Dataflows
• Expert knowledge on SQL and Python programming
• Experience working with Apache Airflow as workflow management tools and build operators to connect, extract and ingest data as needed.
• Experience in tuning queries for performance and scalability
• Experience in Real Time Data Ingestion using Google Cloud Platform PubSub, Kafka, Spark or similar.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and analytical abilities
• Have proven experience working in incremental execution through successful launches.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to recognize and comprehend complex data issues affecting the business environment.

EEO Employer

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.