Senior Data Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Westlake, TX.

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science and Analytics, or a related field
* 5+ years of experience in data engineering role(s)
* Expertise in working with relational databases (SQL, Postgres, Oracle)
* Expertise and demonstrated experience using SQL to retrieve and manipulate data

Event Drive Architecture:
* Strong hands-on experience with event-driven architecture, including the design and implementation of asynchronous, decoupled systems
* Experience with event and messaging frameworks, including AWS SQS, Apache Kafka, and ActiveMQ
* Experience designing and implementing event producers and consumers, including message routing, retries, error handling, durability, and idempotent processing
* Experience leveraging event-driven workflows to automate data ingestion, transformation, and system integrations

* Experience with AWS cloud technology (Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, API Gateway, CloudFormation, Event Bridge, SQS)
* Experience with ETL tooling, preferably Informatica
* Experience with infrastructure as code technologies, specifically Terraform and Cloud Formation
* Working knowledge of microservices and RESTful APIs
* Strong proficiency in Python, with familiarity in other back-end languages (Node.js, Java)
* Domain-specific experience in insurance policy administration software ecosystems a plus - designing, implementing, and maintaining systems that support annuities and term life insurance operations such as policy administration, underwriting and claims processing
* High level of engagement at the team and group levels, desire to learn and impact outside your primary tasking
* Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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