Job Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Atlanta, GA – Hybrid
Experience: 8–10 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Integration & Talend Lead to drive enterprise data integration and data management initiatives using Talend, Snowflake, and SQL. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience developing scalable data pipelines, implementing ETL/ELT solutions, performing data transformations, and integrating data across enterprise systems.
This role requires a technically strong professional who can independently develop integration solutions, troubleshoot complex data issues, optimize data pipelines, and collaborate with business and technology stakeholders.
Primary Skills
- Talend,
- Snowflake,
- SQL,
- Enterprise Data Integration,
- ETL / ELT,
- Data Pipeline Development
- Data Transformation
- Data Management
Secondary Skills
- Talend Data Integration,
- Snowflake Data Warehousing,
- Data Mapping,
- Data Migration,
- Data Validation
- Data Quality
- Data Governance
- SQL Performance Tuning
- Pipeline Optimization
- Production Support
- Troubleshooting
- Root Cause Analysis
- Technical Documentation
- Agile Development
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade data integration solutions using Talend.
- Build scalable and reliable ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate data across multiple source and target systems.
- Develop complex SQL queries, transformations, and data processing logic.
- Design and implement data integration solutions leveraging Snowflake.
- Perform data extraction, transformation, loading, validation, and reconciliation activities.
- Analyze source and target data structures and develop accurate data mappings.
- Develop, test, deploy, and support Talend jobs and workflows.
- Troubleshoot data integration failures, data quality issues, and pipeline performance problems.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement permanent solutions for recurring issues.
- Optimize Talend jobs, SQL queries, and Snowflake workloads for performance and scalability.
- Collaborate with data architects, business analysts, data engineers, and application teams to understand integration requirements.
- Support enterprise data migration and modernization initiatives.
- Ensure data accuracy, integrity, consistency, and availability across integrated platforms.
- Monitor production data pipelines and resolve operational issues within defined timelines.
- Participate in code reviews, testing, deployments, and production support activities.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, data mappings, integration specifications, and operational procedures.
- Follow enterprise development, security, data governance, and quality standards.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of data integration architecture and development practices.
Required Qualifications
- 8–10 years of experience in Data Integration, ETL, Data Engineering, Data Management, or a related field.
- Strong hands-on experience with Talend.
- Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake.
- Advanced SQL development and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience designing and developing enterprise ETL/ELT solutions.
- Strong understanding of data transformation, mapping, validation, and integration patterns.
- Experience developing and supporting production-grade data pipelines.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical deliverables.
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment in Atlanta, GA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with large-scale enterprise data integration environments.
- Experience optimizing Talend jobs and Snowflake workloads.
- Knowledge of data quality, metadata, and data governance practices.
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms.
- Experience supporting data migration and modernization programs.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by applicable law. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process may request assistance.
Employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of job-related pre-employment screening, which may include background and reference checks and, where permitted by applicable law and applicable to the position, drug testing. All such screening will be conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
