Sr.Data Engineer

Overview

Hybrid

$65

Contract - W2

Contract - Independent

Contract - 24 Month(s)

No Travel Required

Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

python

sql

etl

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer (Contract)

Location: Edison, NJ
Duration: 24 Months

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer with 8+ years of experience for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our premier financial clients. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SQL, ETL development, and PySpark, along with a strong background in working with large-scale financial data systems.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain scalable and efficient ETL data pipelines using PySpark and SQL.
Ingest, transform, and validate large volumes of structured and unstructured data from multiple financial systems.
Optimize and tune SQL queries and Spark jobs for performance and reliability.
Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions.
Implement data quality checks and reconciliation processes to ensure data integrity and compliance.
Ensure compliance with industry standards and financial data governance practices.

Required Skills:

8+ years of experience in data engineering roles.
Advanced proficiency in SQL (complex queries, stored procedures, tuning).
Strong hands-on experience with PySpark for large-scale data processing.
Proven experience in ETL design, development, and orchestration.
Familiarity with data lakes, data warehousing concepts, and data modeling.
Financial services domain knowledge is a strong plus.

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